Paint Cleaning Technician
$20.25 - $27/hr
Operate and maintain paint stripping tools, sanders, and cleaning equipment, ensuring they are in good working order * Follow all safety protocols, including PPE use, chemical handling, and ...
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Paint Cleaning Technician
$20.25 - $27/hr
Operate and maintain paint stripping tools, sanders, and cleaning equipment, ensuring they are in good working order * Follow all safety protocols, including PPE use, chemical handling, and ...
Paint Cleaning Technician
$20.25 - $27/hr
Operate and maintain paint stripping tools, sanders, and cleaning equipment, ensuring they are in good working order * Follow all safety protocols, including PPE use, chemical handling, and ...
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Paint Cleaning Technician
$20.25 - $27/hr
Operate and maintain paint stripping tools, sanders, and cleaning equipment, ensuring they are in good working order * Follow all safety protocols, including PPE use, chemical handling, and ...
Paint Cleaning Technician
Renton, WA · On-site
$20.25 - $27/hr
Operate and maintain paint stripping tools, sanders, and cleaning equipment, ensuring they are in good working order * Follow all safety protocols, including PPE use, chemical handling, and ...
Paint Cleaning Technician
Renton, WA · On-site
$20.25 - $27/hr
Operate and maintain paint stripping tools, sanders, and cleaning equipment, ensuring they are in good working order * Follow all safety protocols, including PPE use, chemical handling, and ...
Paint Stripper
Washington, DC · On-site
$20 - $23/hr
As a Paint Stripper, you will be responsible for removing old paint from various surfaces, preparing them for repainting or refinishing. This is a physically demanding job that requires attention to ...
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Paint Stripper
Washington, DC · On-site
$20 - $23/hr
As a Paint Stripper, you will be responsible for removing old paint from various surfaces, preparing them for repainting or refinishing. This is a physically demanding job that requires attention to ...
Paint Mixing Technician
East Tawas, MI · On-site
$18 - $24/hr
Follow standard operating procedures when using sealants, paint strippers, and corrosion-preventive chemicals and use protective equipment as required KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS * Excellent ...
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Paint Mixing Technician
East Tawas, MI · On-site
$18 - $24/hr
Follow standard operating procedures when using sealants, paint strippers, and corrosion-preventive chemicals and use protective equipment as required KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS * Excellent ...
Paint Prepper
Kansas City, KS · On-site
Strips, sands, masks, and repaints surfaces, and blends and polishes finish to match surrounding areas, manually or using portable power tools * May apply or retouch paint, using brush. * May lay out ...
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Paint Prepper
Kansas City, KS · On-site
Strips, sands, masks, and repaints surfaces, and blends and polishes finish to match surrounding areas, manually or using portable power tools * May apply or retouch paint, using brush. * May lay out ...
Paint Prepper
Albuquerque, NM · On-site
Clean parts to prep for primer and paint using cleaning solutions, sealants, paint strippers and corrosion-preventive chemicals, wire brushes, chemical sprays, cloth wipes, water, degreasers, wet ...
Paint Prepper
Albuquerque, NM · On-site
Clean parts to prep for primer and paint using cleaning solutions, sealants, paint strippers and corrosion-preventive chemicals, wire brushes, chemical sprays, cloth wipes, water, degreasers, wet ...
Paint Prepper
Albuquerque, NM · On-site
Clean parts to prep for primer and paint using cleaning solutions, sealants, paint strippers and corrosion-preventive chemicals, wire brushes, chemical sprays, cloth wipes, water, degreasers, wet ...
Paint Prepper
Albuquerque, NM · On-site
Clean parts to prep for primer and paint using cleaning solutions, sealants, paint strippers and corrosion-preventive chemicals, wire brushes, chemical sprays, cloth wipes, water, degreasers, wet ...
INDUSTRIAL PAINTER (2nd Shift)
Lenexa, KS · On-site
$16.75 - $22.50/hr
Cleans material with solvent cleaner, etching solution or paint stripping caustic. * Moves material with hoists or wagon. * Masks off area not to be painted or to be painted a different color.
INDUSTRIAL PAINTER (2nd Shift)
Lenexa, KS · On-site
$16.75 - $22.50/hr
Cleans material with solvent cleaner, etching solution or paint stripping caustic. * Moves material with hoists or wagon. * Masks off area not to be painted or to be painted a different color.
Power Washing Specialist
Hingham, MA · On-site
$22 - $24/hr
As needed, you also perform paint stripping. You carefully spray a solution made of bleach, jomax, and water on various surfaces and scrub to the best level of cleanliness possible. Your eye for ...
Power Washing Specialist
Hingham, MA · On-site
$22 - $24/hr
As needed, you also perform paint stripping. You carefully spray a solution made of bleach, jomax, and water on various surfaces and scrub to the best level of cleanliness possible. Your eye for ...
Power Washing Specialist
$22 - $24/hr
As needed, you also perform paint stripping. You carefully spray a solution made of bleach, jomax, and water on various surfaces and scrub to the best level of cleanliness possible. Your eye for ...
Power Washing Specialist
$22 - $24/hr
As needed, you also perform paint stripping. You carefully spray a solution made of bleach, jomax, and water on various surfaces and scrub to the best level of cleanliness possible. Your eye for ...
Machine Operator II Paint Line - 2nd Shift
Marinette, WI · On-site
$23.90 - $26.21/hr
After removing parts from stripper, steel wools residue. Occasionally performs hand sanding on reworked parts. * Removes scale from shells by hand sanding shell prior to painting. Occasionally chips ...
Machine Operator II Paint Line - 2nd Shift
Marinette, WI · On-site
$23.90 - $26.21/hr
After removing parts from stripper, steel wools residue. Occasionally performs hand sanding on reworked parts. * Removes scale from shells by hand sanding shell prior to painting. Occasionally chips ...
Machine Operator II Paint Line - 2nd Shift
Marinette, WI · On-site
$23.90 - $26.21/hr
After removing parts from stripper, steel wools residue. Occasionally performs hand sanding on reworked parts. * Removes scale from shells by hand sanding shell prior to painting. Occasionally chips ...
Machine Operator II Paint Line - 2nd Shift
Marinette, WI · On-site
$23.90 - $26.21/hr
After removing parts from stripper, steel wools residue. Occasionally performs hand sanding on reworked parts. * Removes scale from shells by hand sanding shell prior to painting. Occasionally chips ...
Painter Spray- 03705
Auburn, WA · On-site
$19 - $25.75/hr
Prepare surfaces for proper adhesion by selecting and using agents for operations such as corrosion removal, paint stripping, and chemical reactivation of painted surfaces. * Prepare various paint ...
Painter Spray- 03705
Auburn, WA · On-site
$19 - $25.75/hr
Prepare surfaces for proper adhesion by selecting and using agents for operations such as corrosion removal, paint stripping, and chemical reactivation of painted surfaces. * Prepare various paint ...
Machine Operator II Paint Line - 2nd Shift
Marinette, WI · On-site
$23.90 - $26.21/hr
After removing parts from stripper, steel wools residue. Occasionally performs hand sanding on reworked parts. * Removes scale from shells by hand sanding shell prior to painting. Occasionally chips ...
Machine Operator II Paint Line - 2nd Shift
Marinette, WI · On-site
$23.90 - $26.21/hr
After removing parts from stripper, steel wools residue. Occasionally performs hand sanding on reworked parts. * Removes scale from shells by hand sanding shell prior to painting. Occasionally chips ...
Power Washing Specialist
Accord, MA · On-site
$22 - $24/hr
As needed, you also perform paint stripping. You carefully spray a solution made of bleach, jomax, and water on various surfaces and scrub to the best level of cleanliness possible. Your eye for ...
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Power Washing Specialist
Accord, MA · On-site
$22 - $24/hr
As needed, you also perform paint stripping. You carefully spray a solution made of bleach, jomax, and water on various surfaces and scrub to the best level of cleanliness possible. Your eye for ...
Painter Spray- 03705
$19 - $25.75/hr
Prepare surfaces for proper adhesion by selecting and using agents for operations such as corrosion removal, paint stripping, and chemical reactivation of painted surfaces. * Prepare various paint ...
Painter Spray- 03705
$19 - $25.75/hr
Prepare surfaces for proper adhesion by selecting and using agents for operations such as corrosion removal, paint stripping, and chemical reactivation of painted surfaces. * Prepare various paint ...
MO II B 29 Paint Line, 2nd shift
Marinette, WI · On-site
$23.90/hr
After removing parts from stripper, steel wools residue. Occasionally performs hand sanding on reworked parts. * Removes scale from shells by hand sanding shell prior to painting. Occasionally chips ...
MO II B 29 Paint Line, 2nd shift
Marinette, WI · On-site
$23.90/hr
After removing parts from stripper, steel wools residue. Occasionally performs hand sanding on reworked parts. * Removes scale from shells by hand sanding shell prior to painting. Occasionally chips ...
Aircraft Painter
Savannah, GA · On-site
$25.66 - $32.19/hr
Follow standard operating procedures when using sealants, paint strippers and corrosion-preventive chemicals and use protective equipment as required. * Comply with safety rules and procedures and be ...
Aircraft Painter
Savannah, GA · On-site
$25.66 - $32.19/hr
Follow standard operating procedures when using sealants, paint strippers and corrosion-preventive chemicals and use protective equipment as required. * Comply with safety rules and procedures and be ...
Painter Spray- 03705
Auburn, WA · On-site
$19 - $25.75/hr
Prepare surfaces for proper adhesion by selecting and using agents for operations such as corrosion removal, paint stripping, and chemical reactivation of painted surfaces. * Prepare various paint ...
Painter Spray- 03705
Auburn, WA · On-site
$19 - $25.75/hr
Prepare surfaces for proper adhesion by selecting and using agents for operations such as corrosion removal, paint stripping, and chemical reactivation of painted surfaces. * Prepare various paint ...
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$12.50 - $14.34
2% of jobs
$14.34 - $16.17
8% of jobs
$17.22 is the 25th percentile. Wages below this are outliers.
$16.17 - $18.01
25% of jobs
The median wage is $19.31 / hr.
$18.01 - $19.84
20% of jobs
$19.84 - $21.68
14% of jobs
$22.48 is the 75th percentile. Wages above this are outliers.
$21.68 - $23.51
13% of jobs
$23.51 - $25.35
6% of jobs
$25.35 - $27.19
4% of jobs
$27.19 - $29.02
4% of jobs
$29.02 - $30.86
2% of jobs
$30.86 - $32.69
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How much do paint stripping jobs pay per hour?
As of Jun 10, 2026, the average hourly pay for paint stripping in the United States is $21.18, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $17.31 and $23.08 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the difference between Paint Stripping vs Paint Preparation?
| Aspect | Paint Stripping | Paint Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Job | Removing old paint, coatings, or finishes from surfaces | Preparing surfaces for painting, including cleaning, sanding, and priming |
| Skills & Certifications | Knowledge of stripping chemicals, safety procedures, and surface assessment | Surface cleaning, sanding, priming, and sometimes minor repairs |
| Work Environment | Indoor/outdoor, often in renovation or restoration projects | Indoor/outdoor, in painting or remodeling settings |
| Industry Usage | Common in renovation, restoration, and maintenance projects | Essential in painting projects to ensure proper surface adhesion |
Paint stripping involves removing old paint or coatings, while paint preparation focuses on readying surfaces for a new coat. Both roles are crucial in painting projects but serve different purposes to ensure quality results.
What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Paint Stripping Technician, and why are they important?
To thrive as a Paint Stripping Technician, you need knowledge of surface preparation, chemical safety, and various stripping techniques, often supported by vocational training or on-the-job experience. Familiarity with tools such as sandblasters, heat guns, chemical solvents, and protective equipment is critical, along with adherence to safety procedures. Attention to detail, reliability, and effective communication are important soft skills for ensuring quality work and collaboration with team members. These skills and qualities are essential to guarantee safe, efficient, and high-quality paint removal while minimizing damage to surfaces and maintaining workplace safety.
What are some common challenges faced by paint stripping technicians, and how can they be managed on the job?
Paint stripping technicians often encounter challenges such as removing multiple layers of old paint, dealing with hazardous materials like lead-based coatings, and working in confined or poorly ventilated spaces. To manage these challenges, technicians follow strict safety protocols, use specialized equipment like respirators and protective clothing, and employ a variety of stripping methods (chemical, mechanical, or thermal) depending on the surface and paint type. Effective communication with team members and careful surface preparation are also key to ensuring both safety and quality results.
What is paint stripping?
Paint stripping is the process of removing old paint, varnish, or coatings from surfaces such as wood, metal, or concrete. This is typically done to prepare the surface for repainting, refinishing, or restoration. Paint stripping can be accomplished using various methods, including chemical strippers, heat guns, or abrasive techniques like sanding and blasting. Choosing the appropriate method depends on the type of surface and the extent of paint removal required. Safety measures should be taken to protect both the worker and the environment from potentially harmful chemicals or dust.
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GDI Integrated Facility Services rating
6.2
Based on 25 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz
137th of 209 rated facilities management
Job description
GDI provides best in class integrated, high level, facility maintenance services to The United States and Canada. We have more than 30,000 team members who will effectively contribute to the success of ours and our customer’s businesses. With almost a century of facility service experience, state of the art business practices, environmentally friendly processes and supplies and an established global reputation, we are able to offer unrivaled client experience and satisfaction.
A Paint Cleaning Technician is essential for restoring surfaces to a clean, prep-ready state after painting or coating. The role demands technical skill, safety awareness, and the ability to work efficiently in demanding environments
Shifts:
Monday-Friday (3:00pm-11:30pm)
Job Duties:
- Remove paint, varnish, or coatings from walls, vehicles, machinery, or other materials using chemical strippers, sanding, or other approved methods
- Clean and prepare surfaces for repainting or reapplication, including removing debris, rust, or old finishes
- Operate and maintain paint stripping tools, sanders, and cleaning equipment, ensuring they are in good working order
- Follow all safety protocols, including PPE use, chemical handling, and environmental regulations, to maintain a safe work environment
- Inspect cleaned surfaces for defects and ensure they meet project specifications after proceeding to the next stage.
- Maintain and restock cleaning supplies, chemicals, and tools as needed.
- Record cleaning progress, materials used, and any issues encountered.
Requirements:
- Understanding of paint systems, stripping methods, and surface preparation techniques.
- Ability to use hand tools, power strippers, sanders, and chemical applicators.
- Precision in cleaning to avoid damaging underlying surfaces.
- Ability to stand for long periods, lift heavy materials, and operate equipment safely.
- Collaborate with other technicians, supervisors, and clients to ensure project success.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
GDI, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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When you partner with GDI, we work behind our mission as a commercial cleaning company to consistently deliver the best, most trusted facility services and innovative solutions to meet our clients need and standards. Our executive team is comprised of commercial cleaning company industry leaders who have established knowledge and capabilities on cleaning, technical services and manufacturing for years — leading and steering the ships for almost 24,000 employees in North America. From our humble beginnings in 1926, to becoming the fifth-largest facility services business in North America, GDI would not be the office cleaning company it is today without looking back at how we have grown through purchase/partnership transactions with strong local businesses to help us enter into new geographies, broaden our service offering, add to the strength and depth of our management team and ultimately, to service our clients better.
Industry
Facilities support services
Company size
10,000+ Employees
Headquarters location
Southfield, MI, US