Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
51-9124 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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. Excludes “Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic” (51-4193).
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) |
| 146,350 |
1.5 % |
$19.84 |
$41,260 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.38 |
$14.84 |
$18.34 |
$23.33 |
$29.43 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$25,760 |
$30,870 |
$38,150 |
$48,540 |
$61,220 |
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) |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
26,630 |
2.83 |
$23.26 |
$48,380 |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities |
15,190 |
10.77 |
$16.75 |
$34,830 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
10,520 |
1.40 |
$18.40 |
$38,270 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
9,810 |
2.00 |
$17.76 |
$36,930 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing |
6,290 |
3.83 |
$18.26 |
$37,990 |
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 |
15,190 |
10.77 |
$16.75 |
$34,830 |
| Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing |
890 |
3.83 |
$23.01 |
$47,870 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing |
6,290 |
3.83 |
$18.26 |
$37,990 |
| Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills |
1,070 |
3.71 |
$17.91 |
$37,250 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
26,630 |
2.83 |
$23.26 |
$48,380 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
13,910 |
1.12 |
1.12 |
$19.93 |
$41,450 |
| California |
12,960 |
0.75 |
0.75 |
$20.84 |
$43,340 |
| Indiana |
8,660 |
2.82 |
2.83 |
$19.23 |
$40,010 |
| Ohio |
7,630 |
1.40 |
1.41 |
$18.48 |
$38,440 |
| Wisconsin |
6,470 |
2.25 |
2.26 |
$18.97 |
$39,470 |
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) |
| Indiana |
8,660 |
2.82 |
2.83 |
$19.23 |
$40,010 |
| South Dakota |
1,080 |
2.53 |
2.54 |
$18.51 |
$38,490 |
| Wisconsin |
6,470 |
2.25 |
2.26 |
$18.97 |
$39,470 |
| Oklahoma |
3,160 |
1.95 |
1.96 |
$17.93 |
$37,280 |
| Iowa |
2,760 |
1.78 |
1.79 |
$19.13 |
$39,780 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
4,050 |
1.22 |
1.22 |
$24.64 |
$51,250 |
| Maryland |
850 |
0.31 |
0.32 |
$24.51 |
$50,970 |
| Alaska |
90 |
0.29 |
0.29 |
$23.97 |
$49,850 |
| Virginia |
3,710 |
0.96 |
0.96 |
$23.43 |
$48,740 |
| Hawaii |
130 |
0.21 |
0.21 |
$23.24 |
$48,340 |
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 |
5,240 |
0.84 |
0.84 |
$19.29 |
$40,130 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,990 |
1.31 |
1.31 |
$19.38 |
$40,300 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,850 |
0.82 |
0.83 |
$20.10 |
$41,810 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,270 |
0.89 |
0.90 |
$21.48 |
$44,670 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,130 |
0.32 |
0.33 |
$20.22 |
$42,070 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
2,840 |
1.40 |
1.41 |
$25.78 |
$53,620 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
2,460 |
1.24 |
1.25 |
$17.97 |
$37,370 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,310 |
1.17 |
1.18 |
$20.61 |
$42,880 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,830 |
0.67 |
0.67 |
$20.95 |
$43,570 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,830 |
0.63 |
0.64 |
$20.60 |
$42,850 |
United States Department of Labor
