Also called: Color Maker, Paint Mill Technician
Grinds pigments into oil, watercolor, and acrylic paints for art-supply companies, testing each batch for color and texture.
At a paint mill, a paint maker weighs out cadmium red pigment, grinds it into linseed oil on a three-roll mill, and checks the batch against a master swatch. They test how it brushes out and dries before it is tubed and labeled for art stores.
Approximate; only a handful of US makers such as Gamblin, Golden Artist Colors, and M. Graham.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; trained on the job. Chemistry or art classes help.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Chemistry, Fine Arts.
Growing about average. Small, stable niche tied to artists and art schools.
Low risk for 10 years. Mixing machines help, but judging color, texture, and grit by eye and touch stays a human job.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to artist paint makers (like Golden or Gamblin) for production jobs; they train you
Classes: Chemistry, Studio art or painting, Color theory.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-9023.
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