Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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.
About the profession
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.
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Trainee Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender → Technician Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender → Senior Technician Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender → Lead Technician Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender
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Salary Growth
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Top Salary
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Years
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Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $33,300 - $41,573/year With equity/bonuses: $36,630 - $49,888 Top markets (SF/NYC): $38,295 - $49,888 Execute core tasks using Operations…
Day in Life
Junior vs Senior — daily schedule breakdown
9am — Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner. 10am — Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun.
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $23,310 - $37,416 Year 2-3: Junior level $41,573 - $47,353 Year 4-6: Mid level $47,353 - $51,340 Year 7-10: Senior level $51,340 - $61,024 Year 10+:…
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