Job description template

Painter Helper Job Description Template

A copy-ready painter helper job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows painter helpers earn a median of $40,470 ($19.46/hour); the middle 50% earn $36,830–$49,090.

Job title

Painter Helper

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable painter helper to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will move and cover furniture, mask surfaces and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Move and cover furniture
  • Mask surfaces
  • Scrape and sand
  • Patch holes
  • Caulk
  • Clean tools
  • Assist painters
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • No formal educational credential
  • Working knowledge of masking and sanding
  • Attention to detail and reliability
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • Lead-safe certification
  • OSHA 10
  • Painting apprenticeship
  • Experience with scrapers

Skills

  • Patching
  • Caulking
  • Rolling
  • Tool cleaning
  • Neatness
  • Willingness to learn

Work environment and schedule

Helpers work in homes and commercial buildings. Full time.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a painter helper job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “Painter Helper” is the clearest; alternates include Painting Helper, Paint Prep Worker, Painter’s Assistant.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a painter helper so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Painter Helper training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our Painter Helper hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

Team pricing