Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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).

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National estimates for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Industry profile for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Geographic profile for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

National estimates for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
137,510	1.5 %	$ 20.26	$ 42,140	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 12.93	$ 15.30	$ 18.78	$ 23.72	$ 29.81
Annual Wage (2)	$ 26,890	$ 31,820	$ 39,060	$ 49,330	$ 62,010

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Industry profile for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Automotive Repair and Maintenance	24,280	2.74	$ 23.64	$ 49,180
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities	13,460	10.25	$ 17.14	$ 35,640
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	9,920	1.38	$ 19.04	$ 39,590
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only)	9,620	2.03	$ 18.24	$ 37,950
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	6,020	4.09	$ 18.97	$ 39,450

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities	13,460	10.25	$ 17.14	$ 35,640
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills	1,210	4.83	$ 18.51	$ 38,500
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	6,020	4.09	$ 18.97	$ 39,450
Automotive Repair and Maintenance	24,280	2.74	$ 23.64	$ 49,180
Ship and Boat Building	3,500	2.55	$ 22.92	$ 47,680

Top paying industries for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Scheduled Air Transportation	70	0.01	$ 40.45	$ 84,140
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	260	(7)	$ 30.66	$ 63,770
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	5,070	0.97	$ 27.10	$ 56,360
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	30	0.07	$ 26.53	$ 55,180
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	510	0.55	$ 26.37	$ 54,850

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Geographic profile for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	13,230	1.09	1.11	$ 20.09	$ 41,790
California	11,790	0.72	0.73	$ 21.53	$ 44,770
Indiana	8,590	2.94	2.98	$ 19.73	$ 41,040
Ohio	7,160	1.39	1.41	$ 18.67	$ 38,840
Pennsylvania	6,810	1.24	1.25	$ 19.45	$ 40,450

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Indiana	8,590	2.94	2.98	$ 19.73	$ 41,040
South Dakota	1,020	2.48	2.51	$ 19.41	$ 40,370
Wisconsin	6,210	2.29	2.32	$ 19.26	$ 40,060
Iowa	2,670	1.82	1.84	$ 19.51	$ 40,580
Oklahoma	2,590	1.66	1.68	$ 18.50	$ 38,470

Top paying states for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	3,650	1.14	1.16	$ 26.38	$ 54,860
Maryland	760	0.30	0.31	$ 25.34	$ 52,710
Alaska	110	0.38	0.38	$ 25.09	$ 52,180
Hawaii	150	0.26	0.27	$ 24.75	$ 51,490
Maine	550	0.95	0.96	$ 24.22	$ 50,370

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,390	0.75	0.76	$ 20.41	$ 42,460
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,570	1.20	1.22	$ 19.29	$ 40,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,460	0.96	0.97	$ 21.90	$ 45,550
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,220	0.74	0.75	$ 20.59	$ 42,820
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	2,570	0.29	0.29	$ 20.40	$ 42,430
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,540	1.30	1.31	$ 27.87	$ 57,960
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2,410	1.30	1.32	$ 20.62	$ 42,880
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	2,230	17.70	17.90	$ 18.96	$ 39,440
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,920	0.71	0.72	$ 21.25	$ 44,200
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1,730	0.97	0.99	$ 18.58	$ 38,650

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	2,230	17.70	17.90	$ 18.96	$ 39,440
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	510	5.53	5.60	$ 19.61	$ 40,780
Wausau, WI	340	4.92	4.98	$ 19.35	$ 40,240
Appleton, WI	540	4.67	4.72	$ 19.03	$ 39,580
Mansfield, OH	200	4.28	4.33	$ 14.97	$ 31,140
Muskegon, MI	230	4.17	4.22	$ 17.61	$ 36,630
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	260	3.94	3.98	(8)	(8)
Columbus, IN	180	3.86	3.90	$ 18.42	$ 38,310
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	150	3.67	3.72	$ 20.06	$ 41,720
Odessa, TX	260	3.50	3.54	$ 18.74	$ 38,970