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

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

Considering a career as a Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in Kansas?

4.1% Jobs Projection
$34,080 Median Salary
160 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Kansas 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 Kansas is growing slower than average.

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

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

1,280 people worked as Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,340 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 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 Kansas has fewer Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Kansas

Jobs for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 4.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.0%.

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Kansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 160 annual Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Kansas, and 1,520 total jobs in the year 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 Kansas?

In 2018 wages for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $24,410 to $48,840 with $34,080 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.74 to $23.48. The median hourly rate was $16.39.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.09 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.30.

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

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Top Kansas 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
Wichita, KS 440 $37,470
Kansas City, MO-KS 270 $32,750
Manhattan, KS 60 $28,990

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

The table below shows the states 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

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation Kansas Employment Total
Painters, Transportation Equipment 690
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 100

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