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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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) |
88,560 |
1.5 % |
$17.55 |
$36,510 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$11.47 |
$13.54 |
$16.73 |
$20.77 |
$25.12 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$23,860 |
$28,160 |
$34,800 |
$43,210 |
$52,240 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
15,520 |
11.17 |
$16.15 |
$33,600 |
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
9,390 |
1.98 |
$17.22 |
$35,810 |
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
8,490 |
1.17 |
$17.97 |
$37,370 |
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) |
5,280 |
1.48 |
$15.92 |
$33,120 |
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) |
3,940 |
0.83 |
$16.91 |
$35,170 |
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 |
15,520 |
11.17 |
$16.15 |
$33,600 |
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills |
1,140 |
3.90 |
$15.63 |
$32,500 |
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
9,390 |
1.98 |
$17.22 |
$35,810 |
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing |
50 |
1.55 |
$17.59 |
$36,590 |
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) |
5,280 |
1.48 |
$15.92 |
$33,120 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing |
430 |
0.18 |
$27.16 |
$56,480 |
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
810 |
0.88 |
$26.09 |
$54,270 |
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
850 |
0.29 |
$24.44 |
$50,840 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
120 |
0.01 |
$22.99 |
$47,820 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
1,620 |
0.33 |
$21.96 |
$45,680 |
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 |
8,590 |
0.71 |
1.16 |
$19.21 |
$39,970 |
California |
6,400 |
0.38 |
0.61 |
$17.96 |
$37,350 |
Ohio |
5,550 |
1.02 |
1.67 |
$17.61 |
$36,630 |
Wisconsin |
5,340 |
1.87 |
3.06 |
$18.61 |
$38,700 |
Michigan |
5,270 |
1.22 |
1.99 |
$15.30 |
$31,820 |
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 |
810 |
1.91 |
3.12 |
$17.53 |
$36,460 |
Wisconsin |
5,340 |
1.87 |
3.06 |
$18.61 |
$38,700 |
Iowa |
2,260 |
1.46 |
2.39 |
$18.46 |
$38,400 |
Indiana |
4,400 |
1.44 |
2.36 |
$16.70 |
$34,730 |
Oklahoma |
1,970 |
1.24 |
2.02 |
$16.58 |
$34,490 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Maine |
350 |
0.58 |
0.95 |
$25.67 |
$53,390 |
Alaska |
30 |
0.11 |
0.17 |
$22.81 |
$47,450 |
West Virginia |
500 |
0.72 |
1.18 |
$21.58 |
$44,890 |
Delaware |
60 |
0.12 |
0.20 |
$20.86 |
$43,380 |
Minnesota |
2,760 |
0.96 |
1.57 |
$20.10 |
$41,810 |
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) |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,680 |
0.44 |
0.72 |
$17.38 |
$36,150 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,590 |
0.87 |
1.42 |
$20.16 |
$41,930 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,360 |
0.66 |
1.08 |
$19.61 |
$40,800 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
2,260 |
1.15 |
1.87 |
$14.29 |
$29,720 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,910 |
0.20 |
0.33 |
$18.30 |
$38,070 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,770 |
0.38 |
0.62 |
$17.33 |
$36,060 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,730 |
0.88 |
1.44 |
$19.97 |
$41,540 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
1,440 |
2.53 |
4.13 |
$14.54 |
$30,250 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
1,420 |
1.68 |
2.74 |
$17.89 |
$37,210 |
Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
1,200 |
1.16 |
1.89 |
$19.36 |
$40,260 |
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