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

Is Delaware a good place for you to work as a Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender?

While jobs for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Delaware are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Delaware is expected to decrease.

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

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

In 2018, there were 60 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in the state.

There were 90 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Delaware

Jobs for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 20.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.0%.

Delaware Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 0 annual job openings, and a total of 40 jobs for Delaware 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 Delaware?

In 2018 wages for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $28,280 to $71,270 with $38,500 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.6 to $34.27. The median hourly rate was $18.51.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.54 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $3.97.

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

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Top Delaware 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
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	790	$41,780

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

Related Careers in Delaware

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Occupation	Delaware Employment Total
Painters, Transportation Equipment	120

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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