Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________materials and estimate costs, based on surface mea-
surements and/or work orders. Read work orders or
receive instructions from supervisors or homeown-
ers to determine work requirements. Erect scaff old-
ing and swing gates, or set up ladders, to work above
ground level. Remove fi xtures such as pictures, door
knobs, lamps, and electric switch covers prior to
painting. Wash and treat surfaces with oil, turpen-
tine, mildew remover, or other preparations, and sand
rough spots to ensure that fi nishes will adhere prop-
erly. Mix and match colors of paint, stain, or varnish
with oil and thinning and drying additives to obtain
desired colors and consistencies. Remove old fi nishes
by stripping, sanding, wire brushing, burning, or
using water and/or abrasive blasting. Select and pur-
chase tools and fi nishes for surfaces to be covered,
considering durability, ease of handling, methods of
application, and customers’ wishes. Smooth surfaces,
using sandpaper, scrapers, brushes, steel wool, and/or
sanding machines. Polish fi nal coats to specifi ed fi n-
ishes. Use special fi nishing techniques such as spong-
ing, ragging, layering, or faux fi nishing. Waterproof
buildings, using waterproofers and caulking. Cut
stencils, and brush and spray lettering and decora-
tions on surfaces. Spray or brush hot plastics or pitch
onto surfaces. Bake fi nishes on painted and enameled
articles, using baking ovens.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 02. Architecture
and Construction. Work Group: 02.04. Construc-
tion Crafts. Other Jobs in! is Work Group: Boil-
ermakers; Brickmasons and Blockmasons; Carpet
Installers; Cement Masons and Concrete Finish-
ers; Commercial Divers; Construction Carpenters;
Crane and Tower Operators; Drywall and Ceiling
Tile Installers; Electricians; Fence Erectors; Floor
Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles; Floor
Sanders and Finishers; Glaziers; Hazardous Mate-
rials Removal Workers; Insulation Workers, Floor,
Ceiling, and Wall; Insulation Workers, Mechanical;
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Install-
ers; Operating Engineers and Other Construction
Equipment Operators; Paperhangers; Paving, Surfac-
ing, and Tamping Equipment Operators; Pile-Driver
Operators; Pipe Fitters and Steamfi tters; Pipelayers;
Plasterers and Stucco Masons; Plumbers; Plumbers,
Pipefi tters, and Steamfi tters; Rail-Track Laying and
Maintenance Equipment Operators; Refractory
Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons; Reinforc-
ing Iron and Rebar Workers; Riggers; Roofers; Rough
Carpenters; Security and Fire Alarm Systems Install-
ers; Segmental Pavers; Sheet Metal Workers; Stone
Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing; Stonemasons;
Structural Iron and Steel Workers; Tapers; Terrazzo
Workers and Finishers; Tile and Marble Setters.
Skills: Equipment Maintenance; Management of
Material Resources; Equipment Selection; Repair-
ing; Management of Personnel Resources; Monitor-
ing; Coordination.
Education and Training Program: Painting/Painter
and Wall Coverer. Related Knowledge/Courses:
Building and Construction; Design; Transportation;
Customer and Personal Service; Production and Pro-
cessing; Administration and Management.
Work Env ironment : Contaminants; standing;
climbing ladders, scaff olds, or poles; using hands on
objects, tools, or controls; bending or twisting the
body; repetitive motions.Pilots, Ship
! Personality Code: RCI
! Education/Training Required: Work
experience in a related occupation
! Annual Earnings: $57,210
! Beginning Wage: $29,530
! Earnings Growth Potential: High
! Growth: 17.9%
! Annual Job Openings: 2,665
! Self-Employed: 6.8%
! Part-Time: 4.8%! e job openings listed here are shared with Mates—Ship,
Boat, and Barge, and with Ship and Boat Captains.Command ships to steer them into and out of har-
bors, estuaries, straits, and sounds and on rivers,
lakes, and bays. Must be licensed by U.S. Coast