How to become a Painter, Spray Painter, Varnisher or Related Worker
Official title: Painters, Spray Painters, Varnishers and Related Workers
Painters, spray painters and related workers paint building surfaces and fittings, spray paint, lacquer or other protective coatings on vehicles, metal goods and other products, and hang wallpaper and wall fabric on interior walls and ceilings of buildings and ships.
Main tasks
- Clean surfaces of buildings, vehicles and other objects to prepare them for painting, spraying or papering
- Mix pigments and additives to adjust the colour of paints and coatings
- Paint surfaces of buildings, ship hulls, bridges, furniture and other metal structures
- Spray paint, varnish or other protective coatings on vehicles and other products using spray guns
- Hang wallpaper and wall fabric on interior walls and ceilings of buildings and ships
Ways in
- Technical college: Technician certificate: Building painting. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 148 建築塗裝. Tested at grade B (乙級), grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.; Technician certificate: Vehicle painting. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 164 車輛塗裝. Tested at grade B (乙級), grade C (丙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$498,000 a year
- Demand for Craft and related trades jobs is projected at about 1,519,000 in 2024 and about 1,515,000 in 2030. (-0.3%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Painter, Spray Painter, Varnisher or Related Worker?
Ways in include: Technician certificate: Building painting; Technician certificate: Vehicle painting.
How much does a Painter, Spray Painter, Varnisher or Related Worker earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$498,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is a Painter, Spray Painter, Varnisher or Related Worker a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change -0.3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Painter, Spray Painter, Varnisher or Related Worker?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026