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Who is hiring

Painting & Finishing jobs in Texas

26 permits that need painters and finishers were pulled in Texas over the 8 days to August 14. That is roughly 23 a week. This is commercial and institutional work, led by commercial. Longer lead times, a general contractor between you and the owner, and a prequalification package expected before anyone talks price. Where a value is published, the median job is $42k and the largest was $12M.

26
permits pulled
23
new per week
$42k
median job value
Aug 14, 2026
most recent
Counts cover the 8 days to August 14.

Live right now in Texas

26 open
Just pulled a permit

Modern Homes by X, LLC

No value published
AustinPermit pulled Aug 14, 2026Mechanical

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
Plumbing
HVAC/Mechanical
Roofing
Concrete & Forming
+4

Mechanical permit at 1118 RICHARDINE AVE, Austin. Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC/Mechanical trade work. Primary party: Modern Homes by X, LLC.

Just pulled a permit

Soledad Builders LLC

No value published
AustinPermit pulled Aug 13, 2026Plumbing

Likely scope, estimated

Plumbing
Painting & Finishing

Plumbing permit at 3205 WARREN ST, Austin. Plumbing, Painting & Finishing trade work. Primary party: Soledad Builders LLC.

Just pulled a permit

Kingham Dalton Wilson

$12.3M
AustinPermit pulled Aug 13, 2026General

Likely scope, estimated

General Contracting
Structural Steel
Painting & Finishing

General permit at 12520 HARRIS BRANCH PKWY, Austin. General Contracting, Structural Steel, Painting & Finishing trade work estimated at $12,300,000 USD. Primary party: Kingham Dalton Wilson.

Just pulled a permit

Dwyer Restoration

No value published
AustinPermit pulled Aug 13, 2026Mechanical

Likely scope, estimated

Electrical
Plumbing
HVAC/Mechanical
Painting & Finishing

Mechanical permit at 202 NUECES ST UNIT 1202, Austin. Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC/Mechanical trade work. Primary party: Dwyer Restoration.

What the work actually is

How City of Austin classified the 26 permits that name painting and finishing.

General
11(42%)
Mechanical
6(23%)
Plumbing
6(23%)
Addition/Alteration
2(8%)
Electrical
1(4%)

What is being built

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

Commercial
7(70%)
Institutional
1(10%)
Multi-Unit Residential
1(10%)
Semi-Detached/Detached
1(10%)

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.
  • On commercial and institutional work you are not selling the owner, you are selling the general contractor who is about to be awarded it. Find the GC, get on the bid list before the tender closes.
  • Have the prequalification package ready before you call: WSIB clearance or the local equivalent, certificate of insurance, safety record, three references in the same building type.

Painting & Finishing work in other markets

Other trades hiring in Texas

Where this comes from. Open permit records published by City of Austin, City of Fort Worth. 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.