Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

General Information

Description

Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products, including glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities.

Industry areas

  • Manufacturing

Job Outlook

Overall employment of painting and coating workers is projected to grow 3 percent from 2021 to 2031, slower than the average for all occupations. Despitelimitedemployment growth, about 17,900 openings for painting and coating workers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Most of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

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Salary

Average Salary

Salary

$39,130

State-by-state Salary

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$58,340
$19,550
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Education

Most Common Education Levels

People in this career achieve this level of education.

  • High school 62%
  • Less than high school 26%
  • Post-secondary certificate 7%
  • Some college 3%
  • Master's degree 0%
  • Doctoral degree 0%
  • Bachelor's degree 0%
  • Associate's degree 0%
  • Post baccalaureate 0%
  • Post-doctoral training 0%
  • Post-master's certificate 0%
  • First professional degree 0%

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Knowledge

  • Mechanical
  • Chemistry
  • Production and Processing
  • Education and Training
  • English Language
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