Painter programs in Washington

10 registered apprenticeships and 11 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 Washington

$59,650median, per year

This is what painters, construction and maintenance earn across Washington, 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 · 10

These pay you from day one. No tuition.

Construction Industry Training Council of Washington - Painter - Decorator

Painter and Decorator

Paid apprenticeship

Bellevue, WA · Non-union

Year-one pay

$18.53/hr

From day one

Journey rate

$28.50/hr

On completion

Term

6,000 hrs

+ 480 classroom

Registry lists this program active. Intake dates are not published.

Sponsor website Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs

Department of Social & Health Services Trades Apprenticeship Program

Painter

Paid apprenticeship

Olympia, WA · Union

Year-one pay

$19.36/hr

From day one

Journey rate

$27.65/hr

On completion

Term

6,000 hrs

+ 480 classroom

Registry lists this program active. Intake dates are not published.

Sponsor website Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs

Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho Painters and Allied Trades Apprenticeship Committee

Painter and Decorator

Paid apprenticeship

Seattle, WA · Union

Year-one pay

$29.94/hr

From day one

Journey rate

$49.90/hr

On completion

Term

6,000 hrs

+ 432 classroom

Registry lists this program active. Intake dates are not published.

Sponsor website Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs

Ice Cap Holdings

Marine Painter

Paid apprenticeship

Freeland, WA

Year-one pay

$22.37/hr

From day one

Journey rate

$33.90/hr

On completion

Term

6,000 hrs

+ 432 classroom

Registry lists this program active. Intake dates are not published.

Sponsor website Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs

King County Metro Transit Joint Apprenticeship Committee

Maintenance Painter

Paid apprenticeship

Seattle, WA · Union

Year-one pay

$35.94/hr

From day one

Journey rate

$51.34/hr

On completion

Term

6,000 hrs

+ 452 classroom

Registry lists this program active. Intake dates are not published.

Sponsor website Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs

Western Washington Painting Apprenticeship

Environmental Control Painter

Paid apprenticeship

Seattle, WA · Union

Year-one pay

$24.15/hr

From day one

Journey rate

$48.30/hr

On completion

Term

4,000 hrs

+ 288 classroom

Registry lists this program active. Intake dates are not published.

Sponsor website Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs

Western Washington Painting Apprenticeship

Equipment Painter

Paid apprenticeship

Seattle, WA · Union

Year-one pay

$27.21/hr

From day one

Journey rate

$54.41/hr

On completion

Term

6,000 hrs

+ 432 classroom

Registry lists this program active. Intake dates are not published.

Sponsor website Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs

Western Washington Painting Apprenticeship

Marine/Indust/Coating-Lining Painter

Paid apprenticeship

Seattle, WA · Union

Year-one pay

$45.05/hr

From day one

Journey rate

$60.07/hr

On completion

Term

6,000 hrs

+ 576 classroom

Registry lists this program active. Intake dates are not published.

Sponsor website Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs

Western Washington Painting Apprenticeship

Painter and Decorator

Paid apprenticeship

Seattle, WA · Union

Year-one pay

$44.13/hr

From day one

Journey rate

$58.84/hr

On completion

Term

6,000 hrs

+ 432 classroom

Registry lists this program active. Intake dates are not published.

Sponsor website Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs

Western Washington Painting Apprenticeship

Traffic Control Painter

Paid apprenticeship

Seattle, WA · Union

Year-one pay

$57.25/hr

From day one

Journey rate

$95.41/hr

On completion

Term

7,000 hrs

+ 504 classroom

Registry lists this program active. Intake dates are not published.

Sponsor website Full detailWashington State Dept. of Labor & Industries, Apprenticeship Programs

Trade schools · 11

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

Bellingham Technical College

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

Trade school

Bellingham, WA · Public

Net price / yr

$5,997

After grant aid

Median debt

$17,459

Completers, institution-wide

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

Applying for a painter apprenticeship

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