Commercial painting recruiters serving Dallas-Fort Worth.
Industrial coatings are the high end of the market right now - data center FRP and epoxy floor coatings driving premium work. NACE-certified industrial painters are in extreme short supply.
NACE certification, in extreme short supply.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below. What the hub does say: NACE-certified industrial painters for data center coatings work are in extreme short supply, while traditional commercial repaint crews continue at steady pace.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial painting contractors in Dallas-Fort Worth against that documented context.
High-end commercial finish work.
One named driver, tied directly to premium coatings demand.
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5,000+ permanent jobs and a multi-year construction phase driving high-end commercial finish work - the named driver behind premium interior coatings demand.
What commercial painting roles pay in Dallas-Fort Worth.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, BLS puts the median for painters, construction and maintenance at $45,550 a year, 8% below the $49,400 national median. Among the 112 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Dallas-Fort Worth ranks 85th on pay. Most of the market sits between $36,300 and $60,370. Of the other field roles, industrial coatings sprayer pays the most locally, at a $49,350 median. National benchmarks by role are in the 2026 Commercial Painting Salary Guide.
| Role | Dallas-Fort Worth median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Commercial PainterPainters, Construction and Maintenance (47-2141) | $45,550 | $36,300–$60,370 | $49,400 | −8% | 4,570 |
| Painter HelperHelpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons (47-3014) | $40,420 | $35,100–$42,800 | $40,470 | 0% | 230 |
| Industrial Coatings SprayerCoating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9124) | $49,350 | $34,060–$85,280 | $48,250 | +2% | 5,050 |
| Painting ForemanFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $76,230 | $50,280–$104,480 | $79,920 | −5% | – |
| EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $79,290 | $47,950–$134,460 | $78,740 | +1% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Dallas-Fort Worth metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile. Headcount is shown for field occupations only; management, estimating and supervisory codes are counted across every industry in the metro.
What candidates expect. What credentials matter. What kills offers.
We don't tell prospective clients who their competitors are hiring - that's a discipline our clients value, and we'll honor it on a call. What we will share publicly: how Dallas-Fort Worth commercial painting hiring actually plays out in 2026.
Why we name the Goldman Sachs campus specifically
The hub's own data ties this project directly to "high-end commercial finish work" - the closest documented connection to the flooring/painting-adjacent premium coatings language in the mini.
Why NACE-certified industrial painters are the named shortage, not general repaint crews
The hub draws a clear line: NACE-certified industrial painters for data center FRP and epoxy floor coatings are in extreme short supply, while traditional commercial repaint crews continue at steady pace.
What this means for sourcing
We source against verified NACE certification for industrial coatings roles, and standard commercial repaint experience for general-market roles - two distinct credential pools.
Realistic timelines
Standard commercial painting roles: 4-6 weeks intake to signed offer, consistent with the region's broader hiring timeline. First slate of vetted candidates within 48 hours regardless.
The commercial painting positions we fill, most often.
Across all Dallas-Fort Worth commercial painting clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months.
- NACE-certified industrial painter
- Data center FRP/epoxy coatings applicator
- Commercial painter
- Commercial painting project manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Dallas-Fort Worth, see the Dallas-Fort Worth metro overview. To learn more about commercial painting generally (across all 100+ markets we serve), see our Commercial Painting industry page.
How we recruit commercial painting in Dallas-Fort Worth, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Dallas-Fort Worth's commercial painting segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Dallas-Fort Worth painting work, we also confirm whether the role requires NACE certification.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Dallas-Fort Worth commercial painting candidate network, filtered for verified industrial coatings experience where relevant.
- Vetted short list (week one to several weeks). Three to five candidates. We verify real coatings history rather than a line on a resume.
- Offer and close. Standard roles close in 4-6 weeks. We help with offer math against Dallas-Fort Worth's documented general context.
Dallas-Fort Worth runs 22% fewer commercial painting workers per job than the country as a whole — below the national concentration. Fewer per job means the people you want are already working, and usually for someone who would rather keep them.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 , Painters, Construction and Maintenance. Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Dallas-Fort Worth's commercial painting market compares
In 2023 the Dallas-Fort Worth metro had 144 nonresidential painting contractors (counted by business location), with about 2,524 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $61,256, 9.6% below the national average of $67,733 for the same kind of employer. Headcount grew 9.4% over the year against a national decline of 1.9%. The number of these employers fell 3.4%, as firms merged, closed or moved out. That works out to 1.8 per 100,000 residents, close to the 2.0 national rate. These firms account for 1.1% of all construction employment in the metro.
Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Dallas-Fort Worth ranks 8th for headcount, 77th for median pay and 63rd for concentration for painters, construction and maintenance.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
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| Houston | 4,970 | $46,140 | 1.04 | 97 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | 4,570 | $45,550 | 0.78 | 144 |
| Austin | 1,860 | $46,550 | 0.99 | 39 |
| San Antonio | 960 | $43,430 | 0.59 | 41 |
| El Paso | 250 | $36,280 | 0.52 | 6 |
| McAllen | 110 | $40,990 | 0.25 | 5 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial painting employers in Dallas-Fort Worth, the headline number is misleading. About 4,570 painters, construction and maintenance work here, one of the larger workforces we cover, but relative to the size of the local economy the trade is thinner than average, so every other employer is drawing on the same people. Local employers are still adding headcount, which keeps competition for experienced people high. Expect to recruit people who are already employed, and to make the case for moving.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Dallas-Fort Worth metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Dallas-Fort Worth's commercial painting market has changed since 2018.
Dallas-Fort Worth lost nonresidential painting contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 162 business locations to 144 (down 11%), behind the 4% national decline. Headcount at those firms went up 8%, to about 2,524 people, so fewer firms are employing more people each. Average annual pay there went from $49,042 to $61,256 (+25%), in step with the 23% national increase.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Nonresidential painting contractors: business locations | 162 | 144 | −11% |
| Nonresidential painting contractors: employment | 2,346 | 2,524 | +8% |
| Nonresidential painting contractors: average annual pay | $49,042 | $61,256 | +25% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Frequently asked — commercial painting hiring in Dallas-Fort Worth.
What is driving commercial painting demand in Dallas-Fort Worth right now?
Industrial coatings are the high end of the market right now - data center FRP and epoxy floor coatings driving premium work. Traditional commercial repaints continue at steady pace.
Why are NACE-certified industrial painters so hard to find in Dallas-Fort Worth?
The metro's own data names NACE-certified industrial painters as in extreme short supply, driven by data center FRP and epoxy coatings demand - a distinct, higher-skill tier from traditional commercial repaint work.
What do painters, construction and maintenance earn in Dallas-Fort Worth?
BLS puts the Dallas-Fort Worth median for painters, construction and maintenance at $45,550 a year, 8% below the $49,400 national median. That ranks 85th of 112 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Most of the market sits between $36,300 and $60,370, a 1.7x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience. No other Texas metro we cover pays more for this work.
Is it hard to hire painters, construction and maintenance in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Yes. Dallas-Fort Worth has 22% fewer painters, construction and maintenance per job than the country as a whole, roughly 4,570 in the metro, so most of the people worth hiring are already employed. The 144 nonresidential painting contractors here average about 18 employees per location. There are 11% fewer of those firms than in 2018, so experienced people have fewer local employers to move between.
Which commercial painting roles pay the most in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Of the roles we recruit for, Estimator pays the most in Dallas-Fort Worth, a $79,290 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Industrial Coatings Sprayer at $49,350, 38% below it. Painter Helper is the lowest-paid field role at $40,420. Commercial Painter trails national pay the most (8% below).
How many nonresidential painting contractors operate in Dallas-Fort Worth?
BLS counted 144 nonresidential painting contractors in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2023, employing about 2,524 people between them. Down from 162 in 2018, a 11% decline against 4% decline nationally. That averages 18 people per location. They pay an average of $61,256, 10% below the $67,733 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Dallas-Fort Worth for painters, construction and maintenance?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Austin (182 miles, about 1,860, $46,550 median), Oklahoma City (190 miles, about 900, $46,600 median) and Houston (225 miles, about 4,970, $46,140 median).
We have not closed a commercial painting search in Dallas-Fort Worth yet. Here is what we have closed.
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Hiring commercial painting talent in Dallas-Fort Worth?
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