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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
AUTOMATION RISK
87%
risk level
POLLING
There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet
WAGES
$39,130
or $18.81 hourly
VOLUME
145,410
as of 2021
What is the risk of automation?
Qualities required for this occupation:
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Assisting and Caring for Others (44)
Social Perceptiveness (44)
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions (32)
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What have our users voted the risk to be?
This occupation has been voted '88%' by our users to be fully automated within the next two decades.
How likely do you think this occupation will be taken over by robots/AI within the next 20 years?
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How quickly is this occupation growing?
The number of 'Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' job openings is expected to rise 2.8% by 2031
'Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' is expected to be a slow growing occupation in comparison to other occupations.
* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031.
Updated projections are due Sep 2023.
What are the median wages for 'Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' in the United States?
In 2021 the median annual wage for 'Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' was $39,130, or $18.81 hourly
'Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' are paid 14.5% lower than the national median wage, which stands at $45,760
* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
How many people are employed as coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders?
As of 2021 there were 145,410 people employed as Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders within the United States.
This represents around 0.10% of the employed workforce across the country.
Put another way, around 1 in 968 people are employed as Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.
Job description
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.
SOC Code: 51-9124.00
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