Vocational Programs for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders Career

The role of Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders is to operate or tend machines to wash or clean products, such as barrels or kegs, glass items, tin plate, food, pulp, coal, plastic, or rubber, to remove impurities..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $41,500 and $20 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders career. Based on BLS data, a total of 15,210 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. Total 5 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Graphic Communications (other) page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Graphic Communications (other)	5	$20,388	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.

Related Occupations toCleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	19,570	$42,410	$20
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	75,260	$44,450	$21
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	20,870	$54,340	$26
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	14,950	$46,540	$22
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	185K	$31,880	$15
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	6,650	$37,570	$18
Chemical Plant and System Operators	17,980	$79,450	$38
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	120K	$57,350	$28
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	53,170	$51,960	$25
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	26,210	$46,390	$22
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	106K	$47,950	$23
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	57,080	$44,610	$21
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	14,820	$47,540	$23
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	372K	$41,200	$20
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	156K	$48,480	$23
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	12,510	$44,400	$21
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	6,500	$44,840	$22
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	365K	$35,250	$17
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20

Schools offering vocational programs for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

The following 5 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.