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).

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

National estimates for this occupation:

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

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Industry profile for this occupation:

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	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

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Geographic profile for this occupation:

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