Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

51-9121 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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. Excludes "Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4193) and "Painters, Transportation Equipment" (51-9122).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
77,870 1.7 % $14.93 $31,050 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.64 $11.56 $14.28 $17.70 $21.54
Annual Wage (2) $20,060 $24,040 $29,710 $36,810 $44,810

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities 10,500 8.83 $13.72 $28,530
Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing 5,440 1.68 $14.37 $29,900
Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing 4,450 2.23 $15.35 $31,920
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 3,790 1.34 $16.53 $34,370
Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing 3,590 1.57 $13.35 $27,780

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities 10,500 8.83 $13.72 $28,530
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills 1,220 3.40 $14.52 $30,210
Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing 2,620 3.09 $16.66 $34,640
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing 90 2.68 $12.80 $26,630
Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing 4,450 2.23 $15.35 $31,920

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 270 0.18 $23.56 $49,010
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 30 (7) $22.71 $47,230
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (8) (8) $22.46 $46,720
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 1,450 1.30 $21.24 $44,180
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 260 0.81 $21.23 $44,160

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 6,550 0.65 1.06 $13.70 $28,500
California 5,990 0.43 0.70 $14.18 $29,490
Ohio 4,950 1.01 1.64 $14.96 $31,110
Pennsylvania 4,170 0.76 1.24 $15.71 $32,680
Wisconsin 4,070 1.56 2.55 $16.03 $33,340




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota 630 1.63 2.66 $13.38 $27,830
Wisconsin 4,070 1.56 2.55 $16.03 $33,340
Iowa 1,750 1.22 1.99 $15.75 $32,770
Maine 680 1.17 1.91 $21.32 $44,340
Mississippi 1,220 1.14 1.87 $15.30 $31,810




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maine 680 1.17 1.91 $21.32 $44,340
Massachusetts 1,930 0.62 1.01 $17.14 $35,650
Minnesota 2,380 0.93 1.52 $16.96 $35,280
Connecticut 800 0.50 0.81 $16.63 $34,600
Maryland 460 0.19 0.31 $16.59 $34,500

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 2,140 0.86 1.40 $12.89 $26,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 1,790 0.47 0.77 $13.11 $27,260
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 1,480 0.42 0.68 $15.30 $31,830
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,300 0.65 1.06 $13.56 $28,200
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,300 0.78 1.27 $17.52 $36,430
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 950 0.98 1.60 $17.03 $35,420
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 900 1.15 1.88 $15.86 $32,990
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 880 0.64 1.05 $14.48 $30,130
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 850 0.17 0.28 $14.67 $30,500
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 830 0.85 1.39 $13.70 $28,490




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 680 4.92 8.03 $13.28 $27,610
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 390 4.54 7.42 $15.87 $33,000
Wausau, WI 240 3.66 5.98 $15.17 $31,550
Appleton, WI 410 3.65 5.96 $18.22 $37,900
Dalton, GA 190 2.95 4.81 $13.68 $28,460
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 290 2.87 4.69 $14.09 $29,300
Odessa, TX 160 2.76 4.51 $15.11 $31,430
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV 110 2.75 4.49 $17.60 $36,610
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 260 2.65 4.33 $13.53 $28,150
Columbus, IN 100 2.60 4.25 $14.04 $29,200