Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
86%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
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LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-11.1%
by year 2033
WAGES
$39,740
or $19.10 per hour
Volume
31,970
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
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- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

86% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

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What is the likelihood that Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' job openings is expected to decline 11.1% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' was $39,740, or $19 per hour

'Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' were paid 17.3% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 31,970 people employed as 'Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 4 thousand people are employed as 'Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic'.

Job description

Set up, operate, or tend plating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Typically, the product being coated is immersed in molten metal or an electrolytic solution.

SOC Code: 51-4193.00

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