Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-9124 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Occupational 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. Excludes ?Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic? (51-4193).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2022

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northeast Minnesota	110	17	$25.84/hr	$18.19/hr	$21.89/hr	$24.07/hr	$30.77/hr	$32.36/hr

Leading Industries for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	2,540	$24.11/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	310	$25.24/hr
Professional and Business Services	210	$15.43/hr
Other Services	310	$26.32/hr

Other Regional Data for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	50	$24.39/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	50	$22.77/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	60	$26.68/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	80	$22.52/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	90	$23.96/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	110	$24.07/hr	1.7%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	150	$23.20/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	170	$20.00/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	180	$19.34/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	180	$21.10/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	320	$24.03/hr	5.4%
Southeast Minnesota	330	$19.45/hr	5.4%
Northwest Balance of State	430	$24.38/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	460	$24.39/hr	5.3%
Southwest Balance of State	580	$25.06/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	790	$25.06/hr	1.0%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,360	$23.81/hr	5.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	1,730	$23.81/hr	N/A
Minnesota	3,380	$23.97/hr	4.3%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	380	$19.35/hr	6.6%
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	140	$17.99/hr	-11.1%
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	640	$22.16/hr	6.1%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4,170	$19.54/hr	-2.3%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,700	$24.48/hr	-1.6%
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	N/A	N/A	N/A
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,800	$21.94/hr	-3.2%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	44,640	$19.46/hr	6.5%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3,630	$19.30/hr	-3.1%
Printing Press Operators	6,250	$19.98/hr	-9.5%

Task for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Operate auxiliary machines or equipment used in coating or painting processes.
Examine, measure, weigh, or test sample products to ensure conformance to specifications.
Observe machine gauges and equipment operation to detect defects or deviations from standards, and make adjustments as necessary.
Hold or position spray guns to direct spray onto articles.
Turn dials, handwheels, valves, or switches to regulate conveyor speeds, machine temperature, air pressure and circulation, and the flow or spray of coatings or paints.
Remove materials, parts, or workpieces from painting or coating machines, using hand tools.
Determine paint flow, viscosity, and coating quality by performing visual inspections, or by using viscometers.
Record operational data on specified forms.
Start and stop operation of machines, using levers or buttons.
Attach hoses or nozzles to machines, using wrenches and pliers, and make adjustments to obtain the proper dispersion of spray.