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 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	360	34	$25.70/hr	$18.99/hr	$22.26/hr	$26.51/hr	$30.20/hr	$30.74/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	2,520	$24.80/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	490	$29.35/hr
Professional and Business Services	130	$22.82/hr
Other Services	490	$34.05/hr
Public Administration	N/A	N/A

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

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	60	$26.86/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	60	$30.69/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	70	$22.13/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	120	$23.57/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	140	$26.43/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	140	$24.55/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	160	$28.63/hr	0.0%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	160	$24.90/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	210	$27.85/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	300	$24.08/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	330	$24.89/hr	3.7%
Northwest Balance of State	330	$26.51/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	360	$26.51/hr	3.4%
Southeast Minnesota	380	$23.34/hr	5.5%
Southwest Balance of State	400	$28.40/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	720	$29.03/hr	8.9%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,650	$28.16/hr	1.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	2,020	$27.47/hr	N/A
Minnesota	3,630	$26.51/hr	3.5%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	850	$23.91/hr	3.2%
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	90	$20.33/hr	-4.2%
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	590	$20.72/hr	2.7%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5,570	$24.90/hr	-3.5%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,330	$27.58/hr	1.9%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	820	$26.56/hr	1.3%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	56,030	$22.13/hr	6.7%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2,840	$23.02/hr	0.6%
Printing Press Operators	4,800	$24.21/hr	-3.0%
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	N/A	N/A	N/A

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.