NOC 7294 – Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)

The National Occupational Classification (NOC) code 7294 is for Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)

NOC skill type/level: Skill Level B

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program or over three years of work experience in the trade is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
• Trade certification for painters and decorators is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces and the territories.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified painters and decorators upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

List of Job Titles for NOC 7294 – Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)

• Apprentice industrial painter and decorator
• Apprentice painter and decorator
• Bridge painter
• Building painter
• Commercial building painter
• Commercial construction painter
• Construction painter
• House painter
• Industrial construction painter
• Industrial maintenance painter
• Journeyman/woman painter and decorator
• Maintenance painter
• Painter
• Painter and decorator
• Painter and decorator apprentice
• Painter and paperhanger
• Painter-decorator
• Paperhanger
• Plant maintenance painter
• Residential construction painter
• Residential painter
• Roof painter
• Rough painter – construction
• Specialized painter and decorator