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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Alabama

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Alabama

Want to work in Alabama as a Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender? Read this first!

16.4% Jobs Projection
$30,420 Median Salary
270 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Alabama are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Alabama is growing faster than average.

  • Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Alabama?

In Alabama, there were 1,940 people working as Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 1,800 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,345 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Alabama has more Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 16.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.0%.

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Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 270 annual job openings, and a total of 2,410 jobs for Alabama Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 9,300 annual jobs and 89,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $21,840 to $48,050 with $30,420 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.5 to $23.1. The median hourly rate was $14.63.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.62 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.01.

The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alabama Metros for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 350 $27,950
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 100 $37,670
Tuscaloosa, AL 100 $33,230
Mobile, AL 80 $36,300
Auburn-Opelika, AL 80 $32,110
Dothan, AL 80 $28,530
Huntsville, AL 70 $36,940
Montgomery, AL 60 $34,390
Gadsden, AL 50 $29,040
Decatur, AL 40 $27,370
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 30 $33,800

Top States for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 8,590 $36,680
California 6,400 $34,890
Ohio 5,550 $35,280
Wisconsin 5,340 $37,680
Michigan 5,270 $29,390
Indiana 4,400 $32,180
Pennsylvania 3,410 $34,970
North Carolina 2,990 $32,250
Minnesota 2,760 $40,450
Illinois 2,680 $35,190
Tennessee 2,550 $33,000
Florida 2,490 $33,170
Iowa 2,260 $37,480
Georgia 2,140 $31,780
Oklahoma 1,970 $34,080
Alabama 1,940 $30,420
New Jersey 1,940 $38,140
New York 1,900 $34,910
Missouri 1,790 $33,610
Massachusetts 1,780 $35,970

Below are the states where Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Maine $55,110
Alaska $48,370
Minnesota $40,450
Delaware $38,500
New Jersey $38,140
Connecticut $38,110
Wisconsin $37,680
Iowa $37,480
Louisiana $37,300
Vermont $37,050

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Occupation Alabama Employment Total
Painters, Transportation Equipment 1,050
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 520

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