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Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)

NOC 73112. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 7294 are counted here too.

#33 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

1,699

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

4,341

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

1,501

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$27.00/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

196
2016
171
2017
136
2018
285
2019
239
2020
343
2021
598
2022
842
2023
901
2024
493
2025
137
2026

Advertised hourly wage by year

Median on Job Bank postings for this occupation. LMIA files don't publish approved wages.

  1. 012026Middle half $22.00 to $36.00 · 1,919 postings$27.00
  2. 022025Middle half $22.54 to $34.62 · 2,807 postings$27.50
  3. 032024Middle half $25.00 to $28.50 · 4,190 postings$26.00
  4. 042023Middle half $23.00 to $27.49 · 3,566 postings$25.00

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01Surrey, BC1,225
  2. 02Edmonton, AB333
  3. 03Calgary, AB324
  4. 04Brampton, ON280
  5. 05Vancouver, BC251
  6. 06Burnaby, BC226
  7. 07Toronto, ON204
  8. 08Vaughan, ON76

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Remdal Painting & Restoration Inc.4 approved LMIAs
    100
  2. 2
    Central Painting Inc.8 approved LMIAs
    70
  3. 3
    New York Painting and Coating ltd.3 approved LMIAs
    65
  4. 4
    Tower Power Group Painting Co. Ltd.2 approved LMIAs
    65
  5. 5
    New York Painting and coating ltd.1 approved LMIAs
    45
  6. 6
    Prostar Painting and Restoration Ltd.6 approved LMIAs
    43
  7. 7
    New York Painting & Coating LtdApproved before LMIA counts were published
    42
  8. 8
    Skyline Projects Ltd10 approved LMIAs
    39
  9. 9
    C&C CONCRETE AND COATINGS LTD.1 approved LMIAs
    28
  10. 10
    HP Painting Services Inc.6 approved LMIAs
    26

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    British Columbia562 employers
    2,178
  2. 2
    Ontario433 employers
    974
  3. 3
    Alberta336 employers
    796
  4. 4
    Quebec91 employers
    149
  5. 5
    Manitoba38 employers
    62