Also called: Road Striper, Line Painter
Paints the lines, arrows, and crosswalks on roads and parking lots.
You ride on a striping truck that sprays hot thermoplastic and glass beads onto the road at night when traffic is light. Getting lines perfectly straight is a point of pride.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. A high school diploma plus short on-the-job training with a striping crew; a CDL helps for driving striping trucks.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Robot layout and self-driving striping machines are emerging; crews remain but get smaller.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to pavement marking companies as a crew member
Classes: Construction CTE, Geometry.
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