Types of paint

Description

Varieties of paint and chemicals used in their composition.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 6 occupations
  • Optional in 6 occupations
  • Total: 12 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)

Essential for

  • Construction painter
    Construction painters paint the interior and exterior of buildings and other structures. They may use standard latex based paints or specialised paints for decorative effect or pro…
  • Construction painting supervisor
    A construction painting supervisor is a professional responsible for overseeing and managing painting projects within the construction industry. They play a crucial role in ensurin…
  • Road marker
    Road markers apply road markings, signs and lines using specialized road marking plant and equipment. Project sites may include roads, bridges, footpaths, car parks, sports fields …
  • Paint mixer
    Paint mixers operate and maintain machines that mix lacquers, solvents and paints in order to produce paint, making sure the end product is according to the specified formula. Duti…
  • Transport equipment painter
    Transport equipment painters use painting machines and hand tools to coat individual parts and to paint the surface of all types of transport equipment such as cars, buses, boats,……
  • Furniture finisher
    Furniture finishers treat the surface of wood furniture using hand and power tools to sand, clean and polish. They apply wood coatings onto wooden surfaces by using different techn…

Optional for

  • Fine arts instructor
    Fine arts instructors educate students in specific theory and, primarily, practice-based fine arts courses at a specialised fine arts school or conservatory at a higher education l…
  • Visual arts teacher
    Visual arts teachers instruct students in various styles of visual arts, such as drawing, painting, and sculpting, in a recreational context. They provide students with an overview…
  • Art teacher secondary school
    Art teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, specialis…
  • Artisan papermaker
    Artisan papermakers create paper slurry, strain it on screens, and dry it manually or using small scale equipment. Other titles The following job titles also refer to artisan paper…
  • Sign maker
    Sign makers design and develop signs for a variety of uses such as flyers, traffic signs, billboards and business signs. They use different materials and techniques and if necessar…
  • Paperhanger
    Paperhangers are specialised in hanging up wallpaper. They apply adhesives to the paper, or to the wall in the case of reinforced wallpaper, and fix the paper straight, well…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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