DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 7W- Central	210	38	$18.50/hr	$1.72/hr	$12.43/hr	$13.54/hr	$15.97/hr	$20.54/hr	$30.66/hr
Minnesota	2,380	183	$17.82/hr	$0.39/hr	$11.99/hr	$14.11/hr	$17.23/hr	$21.11/hr	$24.68/hr
U S	79,970	1,359	$15.52/hr	$0.08/hr	$9.88/hr	$11.89/hr	$14.87/hr	$18.36/hr	$22.49/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Manufacturing 200 $15.64/hr

Other Regional Data For Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 820 $18.07/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 420 $16.13/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 240 $20.67/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 210 $15.97/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 190 $23.08/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 180 $17.31/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 170 $15.82/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 70 $13.17/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 60 $15.88/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central N/A $11.23/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A $15.17/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest N/A $18.27/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	310	$17.01/hr	N/A
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic	130	$16.45/hr	N/A
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	90	$16.70/hr	N/A
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	20	$12.98/hr	N/A
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	N/A	$20.43/hr	N/A

• Sets-up and operates machines to paint or coat products with such materials as silver and copper solution, rubber, paint, glaze, oil, or rust proofing materials.
• Turns valves and adjusts controls to regulate speed of conveyor, temperature, air pressure and circulation, and flow or spray of coating or paint.
• Weighs or measures chemicals, coatings, or paints and adds to machine.
• Removes materials, parts, or workpieces from painting or coating machines, using hand tools.
• Measures thickness and quality of coating, using micrometer.
• Records operational data on specified forms.
• Cleans and maintains coating and painting machines, using hand tools.
• Examines and tests solutions, paints, products, and workpieces to ensure specifications are met.
• Operates auxiliary machines or equipment used on the coating or painting process.
• Starts pumps to mix solutions and to activate coating or painting machines.
• Selects and loads materials, parts, and workpieces on machine, using hand tools.
• Observes and adjusts loaded workpiece or machine, according to specifications.
• Observes machine operation and gauges to detect defects or deviations from standards.
• Threads or feeds item or product through or around machine rollers and dryers.
• Examines, measures, weighs, or tests sample product to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Places item or product on feedrack, spindle, or reel strand to coat, paint, or spray, using hands, hoist, or trucklift.
• Records production data.
• Cleans machine, equipment and work area, using water, solvents and other cleaning aids.
• Transfers completed item or product from machine to drying or storage area, using handcart, handtruck or crane.
• Aligns or fastens machine parts such as rollers, guides, brushes, and blades to secure roll, using hand tools.
• Starts and stops operation of machine, using lever or button.
• Fills hopper, reservoir, trough, or pan with material used to coat, paint, or spray, using conveyor or pail.
• Measures and mixes specified quantities of substances to create coatings, paints, or sprays.
• Attaches specified hose or nozzle to machine, using wrench and pliers.
• Turns dial, handwheel, valve or switch to control and adjust temperature, speed, and flow of product or machine.