NOC 2021 · 73112 · TEER 3
Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
Unit group 73112 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
What this group covers
Painters and decorators apply paint, wallpaper and other finishes to interior and exterior surfaces of buildings and other structures. They are employed by construction companies, painting contractors and building maintenance contractors, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- apprentice industrial painter and decorator
- apprentice painter and decorator
- bridge painter
- building painter
- commercial building painter
- commercial construction painter
- construction painter
- house painter
- industrial construction painter
- industrial maintenance painter
- journeyman/woman painter and decorator
- maintenance painter
- painter
- painter and decorator
- painter and decorator apprentice
- painter and paperhanger
- painter-decorator
- paperhanger
- plant maintenance painter
- residential construction painter
- residential painter
- roof painter
- rough painter - construction
- specialized painter and decorator
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.