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Paperhangers vs Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Paperhangers and Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Paperhangers Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$48,260
$40,860
Employment · BLS OEWS
1,520
8,470
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
19th pct
25th pct

At a glance

Dimension Paperhangers Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Median pay $48,260 $40,860
Employment 1,520 8,470
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+5.3%) About average (+1.4%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 200 800
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 19th pct Low · 25th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 9th pct · 13% of tasks 29th pct · 18% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Customer and Personal Service, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Multilimb Coordination, Extent Flexibility, Finger Dexterity, Trunk Strength, Information Ordering, Control Precision, Administration and Management, Active Listening, Speaking, Coordination, Oral Comprehension, English Language, Design, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Speech Clarity, Education and Training, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Selective Attention, Visual Color Discrimination.

Specific to Paperhangers

  • Building and Construction
  • Mathematics
  • Gross Body Equilibrium
  • Mechanical
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Visualization
  • Gross Body Coordination
  • Far Vision

Specific to Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

  • Production and Processing
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Written Comprehension
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speech Recognition
  • Category Flexibility
  • Service Orientation
  • Chemistry

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Graphics or photo imaging software .

Specific to Paperhangers

Specific to Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Paperhangers or Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Paperhangers vs Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/paperhangers-vs-painting-coating-and-decorating-workers

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Singulariki. (2026). Paperhangers vs Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/paperhangers-vs-painting-coating-and-decorating-workers

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Paperhangers vs Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/paperhangers-vs-painting-coating-and-decorating-workers}
}

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