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Who is hiring

Painting & Finishing jobs in San Diego

57 permits that need painters and finishers were pulled in San Diego, California over June 2 to August 12, 2026. That is roughly 6 a week. The mix runs both ways, housing and commercial, with commercial the single biggest slice. Worth watching both, because the two buy on completely different timelines. Where a value is published, the median job is $9k and the largest was $2.8M.

57
permits pulled
6
new per week
$9k
median job value
Aug 12, 2026
most recent
Counts cover June 2 to August 12, 2026.

Who is pulling the painting and finishing permits in San Diego

Companies with more than one painting and finishing permit in San Diego in this window. The number is how many carry their name.

  1. GLR, Inc3 permits
    ElectricalHVAC and mechanicallatest Jun 4median $137k

See the addresses on every one of these permits

Live right now in San Diego

201 open
Just pulled a permit

Cuesta Construction

$127K
San DiegoPermit pulled Aug 10, 2026General

Likely scope, estimated

Roofing
Excavation & Earthworks
Painting & Finishing
Landscaping

General permit at 6426 Ambrosia Dr, San Diego, CA 92124, San Diego. Roofing, Excavation & Earthworks, Painting & Finishing trade work estimated at $126,500 USD. Primary party: Cuesta Construction.

Just pulled a permit

Online Builders

No value published
San DiegoPermit pulled Aug 10, 2026Mechanical / Commercial

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
Plumbing
HVAC/Mechanical
Painting & Finishing

Mechanical permit at 8340 Clairemont Mesa Bl, San Diego, CA, San Diego. Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC/Mechanical trade work. Structure type: Commercial. Primary party: Online Builders.

Just pulled a permit

JB Home Improvement, Inc

$214K
San DiegoPermit pulled Aug 4, 2026General

Likely scope, estimated

Fire Protection
Framing & Carpentry
Painting & Finishing

General permit at 3770 Aqua Park Ct, San Diego, CA 92154, San Diego. Fire Protection, Framing & Carpentry, Painting & Finishing trade work estimated at $214,045.64 USD. Primary party: JB Home Improvement, Inc.

Just pulled a permit

Kustom US inc

$2K
San DiegoPermit pulled Aug 4, 2026General

Likely scope, estimated

Fire Protection
Painting & Finishing

General permit at 2537 Northside Dr, San Diego, CA, San Diego. Fire Protection, Painting & Finishing trade work estimated at $2,100 USD. Primary party: Kustom US inc.

What the work actually is

How City of San Diego classified the 57 permits that name painting and finishing.

General
29(51%)
Mechanical
19(33%)
Addition/Alteration
4(7%)
Electrical
2(4%)
Plumbing
2(4%)
Demolition
1(2%)

What is being built

The structure types behind the painting and finishing work. This is the fastest way to tell whether the volume in San Diego is your kind of job.

Commercial
16(62%)
Multi-Unit Residential
10(38%)

How to work this list

  • A pulled permit means the money is committed and the schedule is being built. For painters and finishers that is weeks to months of warning before the call goes out.
  • Split the list. Housing permits you chase this week and win on being reachable; commercial ones you chase by finding the general contractor and getting on the bid list.
  • Track the ones you contact somewhere that will remind you, because the trade call on most of these lands one to four months after the permit is issued.

Painting & Finishing work in other markets

Other trades hiring in San Diego

Where this comes from. Open permit records published by City of San Diego. AEC Stack reads them daily, classifies the trades each job will need, and drops the jobs too large for a small contractor to bid.

Win one of these and the rest of it runs itself

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Get qualified for this work

The licensing and certification route for painters and finishers, and who employs them.