Painter programs in Iowa

3 registered apprenticeships, and no trade schools. Almost everyone enters this trade through a paid apprenticeship rather than a college programme, so there is nothing to compare against.

What the job pays in Iowa

$49,710median, per year

This is what painters, construction and maintenance earn across Iowa, 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

Paid apprenticeships · 3

These pay you from day one. No tuition.

Archer Daniels Midland /ADM (Construction)

Painter (Const)

Paid apprenticeship

Clinton, IA

Tuition

Paid employment

Intake not published

No website on record. Search the name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation

Iowa Department of Corrections

Painter (Const)

Paid apprenticeship

Des Moines, IA

Tuition

Paid employment

Intake not published

No website on record. Search the name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation

Iupat Dc 81 Jatt LU 246

Painter (Const)

Paid apprenticeship

Des Moines, IA

Tuition

Paid employment

Intake not published

No website on record. Search the name on apprenticeship.gov.Full detailIowa Workforce Development, Registered Apprenticeship Sponsors by Occupation

How to actually get in

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

Applying for a painter apprenticeship

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