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

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Operator Definition Set up, operate, or tend 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.

List of Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Operator Job Duties

• Weigh or measure chemicals, coatings, or paints before adding them to machines.
• Prepare and apply stencils, computer-generated decals, or other decorative items to finished products.
• Clean machines, related equipment, and work areas, using water, solvents and other cleaning aids.
• Attach and align machine parts such as rollers, guides, brushes, and blades, using hand tools.
• Transfer completed items or products from machines to drying or storage areas, using handcarts, handtrucks, or cranes.
• Spray coated products with salt solutions to determine how they will resist corrosion.

Skills Needed to be a Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Operator

Below is a list of the skills most Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders say are important on the job.

Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

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Is There Job Demand for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?

In the United States, there were 89,900 jobs for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2016.

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender jobs are decreasing by a rate of 0%. This means the total job opportunities are shrinking. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a loss of jobs for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders by 2026. Due to new job openings and attrition, there will be an average of 9,300 job openings in this field each year.

The states with the most job growth for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are Texas, Florida, and Georgia.

Watch out if you plan on working in Ohio, Massachusetts, or Maine. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

How Much Does a Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Operator Make?

The salary for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranges between about $23,860 and $52,240 a year. A Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender median salary is $34,800.

Below is a list of the median annual salaries for jobs of this type in different U.S. states.

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
Maine	$53,390
Alaska	$47,450
West Virginia	$44,890
Delaware	$43,380
Minnesota	$41,810
New Jersey	$40,130
Wyoming	$40,080
Texas	$39,970
Connecticut	$39,970
Louisiana	$39,840
Vermont	$38,800
Wisconsin	$38,700
Iowa	$38,400
Nebraska	$38,300
Massachusetts	$38,280
Washington	$38,120
Maryland	$37,910
California	$37,350
New Hampshire	$37,230
Oregon	$36,920
Illinois	$36,780
Virginia	$36,730
North Dakota	$36,670
Ohio	$36,630
South Dakota	$36,460
New York	$36,170
South Carolina	$36,110
Pennsylvania	$35,840
Missouri	$35,540
Montana	$35,120
Kansas	$35,000
Kentucky	$34,880
Indiana	$34,730
Colorado	$34,710
Florida	$34,640
Arizona	$34,520
Oklahoma	$34,490
Utah	$34,320
Rhode Island	$33,810
North Carolina	$33,710
Tennessee	$33,560
Arkansas	$33,070
Alabama	$32,610
Mississippi	$32,150
Georgia	$31,840
Michigan	$31,820
Hawaii	$31,400
Idaho	$30,910
Nevada	$30,340
New Mexico	$28,240

What Tools & Technology do Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Use?

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

• Data entry software
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel

How to Become a Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Operator

What kind of Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender requirements are there?

How many years of work experience do I need?

Where Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Are Employed

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Are you already one of the many Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the United States? If you’re thinking about changing careers, these fields are worth exploring:

• Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
• Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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