Also called: Painter Helpers
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons build coordination, time management and operations monitoring skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers (82%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 82% | $39,630 | −2% | None |
| 2 | Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 81% | $57,660 | +42% | None |
| 3 | Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | 81% | $76,170 | +88% | None |
| 4 | Carpenters | 80% | $60,580 | +50% | None |
| 5 | Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 80% | $57,020 | +41% | None |
| 6 | Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 80% | $62,120 | +53% | None |
| 7 | Floor Sanders and Finishers | 79% | $50,440 | +25% | None |
| 8 | Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 79% | $49,120 | +21% | None |
| 9 | Tapers | 78% | $68,270 | +69% | None |
| 10 | Helpers--Extraction Workers | 77% | $47,730 | +18% | None |
Compared with Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons, median $40,470. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
82% skill match · $39,630 · −2% pay
Installation · Operation and Control · Equipment Maintenance
81% skill match · $57,660 · +42% pay
Management of Material Resources · Management of Financial Resources · Operations Analysis
81% skill match · $76,170 · +88% pay
Operations Analysis · Management of Material Resources · Operation and Control
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers (82% skill match, median $39,630), Plasterers and Stucco Masons (81% skill match, median $57,660) and Terrazzo Workers and Finishers (81% skill match, median $76,170), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 23 pay more than helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons at the median. The biggest increases: Terrazzo Workers and Finishers (+88%, $76,170), Tapers (+69%, $68,270) and Riggers (+55%, $62,640).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.