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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Personality Fit
Based on the Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Enterprising
Leading, persuading, business
Artistic
Creative, expressive, original thinking
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
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Career Path
Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
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
4
Levels
$66K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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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…
Skills used in this career
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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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You find the craft of a Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender genuinely interesting, not just a paycheck You enjoy working with Operations…
💰 Salary Range
BLS OEWS, May 2023Half of U.S. workers in this occupation earn more than this, half earn less.
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