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Overview
Wood painters design and paint decorative images on wooden surfaces and objects such as furniture, figurines and toys, using techniques from stenciling to free-hand drawing.
In job descriptions, look for sketches, visual elements, wood staining, decorative designs, artistic materials, portfolio work, project budgets and collaboration with technical specialists.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Wood painter work combines decorative painting, drawing and surface preparation on wooden objects. Typical work can include sketches, stencils, free-hand designs, staining wood and applying motifs to furniture, toys, figures or sets.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include creating visual elements, choosing artistic materials, maintaining a portfolio and painting decorative designs. Some roles need close collaboration with craftspeople, designers or technical experts so the painted surface matches the object.
Salary context
Pay context is shaped by the object type, finish quality, artistic responsibility, production volume, client approval process and whether the role includes budgets or design proposals as well as painting.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward decorative painting, set painting, restoration-adjacent craft work, product decoration or independent artistic commissions using a portfolio of painted wood projects.
Good to know
Check whether the vacancy is about production decoration, custom artwork, furniture, toys, props or restoration-like tasks. The advert should name the materials, finish expectations and how much original design is expected.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Visual arts creation activities
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include glass painter, porcelain painter and decorative painter.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Craft Artists
27-1012.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
51-9123.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
90.12Visual arts creation activities
Alternative labels
Occupation group
decorative painter (7316.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/96186698-f79d-423a-9652-a2a58085d5f1 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7316.1.4 |
| ISCO group | 7316 |
| Concept type | Occupation |