Painter programs in Alabama

0 registered apprenticeships and 5 trade schools. Apprenticeships are listed first because they pay you while you train. That order never changes, and nobody can buy a place in it.

What the job pays in Alabama

$43,930median, per year

This is what painters, construction and maintenance earn across Alabama, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $49,400.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 47-2141 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26

Trade schools · 5

You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.

George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Hanceville, AL · Public

Net price / yr

$13,170

After grant aid

Median debt

$11,000

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

51%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Lawson State Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Birmingham, AL · Public

Net price / yr

$6,275

After grant aid

Completion

27%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Lurleen B Wallace Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Andalusia, AL · Public

Net price / yr

$2,792

After grant aid

Completion

41%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Northeast Alabama Community College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Rainsville, AL · Public

Net price / yr

$2,756

After grant aid

Median debt

$6,100

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

56%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Tuskegee University

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Tuskegee, AL · Private nonprofit

Net price / yr

$35,013

After grant aid

Median debt

$27,000

Completers, institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

How to actually get in

Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.

Applying for a painter apprenticeship

5 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.