About 35-45 job openings are projected per year due to a net increase in occupation size. Most employers require prior experience. Many employers recruit applicants through newspaper advertisements. Many also fill openings by hiring referrals from employees. Refer to the program offered by Painters and Tapers, Local 487.
Many employers provide medical insurance and a paid vacation.
Some also provide a retirement plan, dental insurance, paid sick leave and life insurance. A few provide vision insurance. Employment of painters and paperhangers is expected to grow more slowly than the average for all occupations through the year 2008, as the level of new construction increases slowly and the stock of buildings and other structures that require maintenance and renovation grows.