CAREER
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$39,060
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+1.7% (little or no change)
Most Common Level of Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Career
What Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Do
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.
Other Job Titles Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders May Have
Automotive Painter (Auto Painter), Automotive Refinish Technician (Auto Refinish Tech), Coater Operator, Hand Sprayer, Industrial Painter, Paint Technician, Powder Coater, Silk Screen Operator, Spray Painter, Top Coater
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Hold or position spray guns to direct spray onto articles.
- Fill hoppers, reservoirs, troughs, or pans with material used to coat, paint, or spray, using conveyors or pails.
- Start and stop operation of machines, using levers or buttons.
- Determine paint flow, viscosity, and coating quality by performing visual inspections, or by using viscometers.
- Attach hoses or nozzles to machines, using wrenches and pliers, and make adjustments to obtain the proper dispersion of spray.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Most common level of education among people in
this career: High school diploma or equivalent (47%)
Less than high school diploma
20%
High school diploma or equivalent
47%
Some college, no degree
22%
Other*
11%
*All other responses combined for clarity.
Majors Related to Career
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