Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators in Southeast

The employment outlook will be Moderate for industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators (NOC 94213) in the Southeast region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators in the Southeast region:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Industrial painters, coaters and metal finishing process operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 25%
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 25%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 24%
  • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 17%
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 8%