Also called: Color Technician, Paint Color Matcher
Matches colors exactly for paint, plastics, car parts, and fabrics.
Color matchers mix tints and measure them with spectrophotometers until a new batch matches the standard perfectly under different lights.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. On-the-job training; excellent color vision required.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Chemistry, Industrial Technology.
Growing slowly. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Spectrophotometers and software already calculate most color formulas; fewer people needed beyond tricky final tweaks.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to paint stores or plastics and ink makers for color-matching or tinting jobs; they train you
Classes: Art (color mixing), Chemistry, Algebra, Shop class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-9061.
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