Vocational Programs for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Career

The role of Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders is to 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.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $48,480 and $23 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders career. Based on BLS data, a total of 155,880 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders is $19,138. The average length of the programs is 688 hours and the average completion time is 11.25 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Total 326 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician 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 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	326	$19,138	$1,215	688 Hours	11.25 Months

Related Occupations to Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Related Occupations toCoating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	216K	$52,110	$25
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	20,380	$43,920	$21
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	24,750	$49,290	$24
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	75,260	$44,450	$21
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	11,780	$45,130	$22
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	159K	$42,060	$20
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	31,970	$42,550	$20
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	185K	$31,880	$15
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	6,650	$37,570	$18
Furniture Finishers	14,380	$42,490	$20
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	61,250	$40,360	$19
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	26,210	$46,390	$22
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	57,080	$44,610	$21
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	10,700	$44,050	$21
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	12,510	$44,400	$21
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	15,210	$41,500	$20
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	38,480	$44,710	$22
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20

Schools offering vocational programs for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The following 325 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.