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Want to work in Texas as a Transportation Equipment Painter? Read this first!

14.8% Jobs Projection
$40,100 Median Salary
660 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Transportation Equipment Painters in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Transportation Equipment Painters in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Transportation Equipment Painters in Texas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Transportation Equipment Painters Work in Texas?

In Texas, there were 5,760 people working as Transportation Equipment Painters in the year 2018.

There were 4,980 Transportation Equipment Painters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 780 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 690 Transportation Equipment Painters working in it, which means Texas has more Transportation Equipment Painters than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Transportation Equipment Painters in this state are growing at a rate of 14.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.5%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 660 annual job openings, and 6,050 total jobs in 2026 for Transportation Equipment Painters in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,600 annual jobs and 61,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Transportation Equipment Painters Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Transportation Equipment Painters ranged from $26,260 to $69,730 with $40,100 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.62 to $33.52. The median hourly rate was $19.28.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.6 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.68.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas Metros for Transportation Equipment Painters

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Transportation Equipment Painters.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,350 $39,470
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,300 $39,660
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 530 $39,610
Austin-Round Rock, TX 250 $45,130
Texarkana, TX-AR 240 $45,210
El Paso, TX 120 $42,330
Longview, TX 120 $40,080
Waco, TX 110 $36,400
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 100 $41,570
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 90 $47,780
Killeen-Temple, TX 90 $38,680
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 80 n/a
Corpus Christi, TX 70 $37,790
Abilene, TX 60 $38,740
Lubbock, TX 50 $44,960
Midland, TX 40 $42,360
College Station-Bryan, TX 40 $41,200

Top States for Transportation Equipment Painters Employment

View the list below to see where most Transportation Equipment Painters work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 6,710 $40,980
Texas 5,760 $40,100
Florida 3,150 $37,770
Illinois 2,200 $45,660
Washington 2,200 $49,200
Pennsylvania 2,020 $45,110
Georgia 2,000 $47,600
Virginia 1,980 $51,470
New York 1,630 $48,510
Missouri 1,490 $43,070
North Carolina 1,370 $42,640
Ohio 1,340 $38,390
Michigan 1,270 $45,480
Wisconsin 1,160 $40,640
Colorado 1,140 $38,370
Alabama 1,050 $41,050
Mississippi 990 $53,460
Oregon 980 $43,590
New Jersey 970 $48,090
Minnesota 930 $41,830

Below are the states where Transportation Equipment Painters get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $57,310
Connecticut $54,210
Mississippi $53,460
Hawaii $52,160
Wyoming $51,900
Virginia $51,470
Washington $49,200
Massachusetts $48,940
New York $48,510
West Virginia $48,500

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