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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina

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

2.8% Jobs Projection
$32,250 Median Salary
390 Job Openings

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

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

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

In North Carolina, there were 2,990 people working as Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 3,370 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 380 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 North Carolina has more Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 2.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.0%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 390 annual Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in North Carolina, and 3,730 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 North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $23,010 to $47,670 with $32,250 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.06 to $22.92. The median hourly rate was $15.51.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.95 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.56.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 830 $35,100
Greensboro-High Point, NC 500 $33,250
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 420 $32,410
Winston-Salem, NC 320 $31,030
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 250 $42,510
Raleigh, NC 200 $29,220
Asheville, NC 170 $37,090
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 50 $36,140

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 North Carolina Employment Total
Painters, Transportation Equipment 1,370
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 240

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