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

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

8.3% Jobs Projection
$34,970 Median Salary
450 Job Openings

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

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

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

3,410 people worked as Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,140 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 270 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 Pennsylvania has more Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 8.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.0%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 450 annual job openings, and a total of 4,180 jobs for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $23,740 to $49,960 with $34,970 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.42 to $24.02. The median hourly rate was $16.81.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.62 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.19.

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

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Top Pennsylvania 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,910 $35,120
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 790 $41,780
Pittsburgh, PA 440 $32,850
Reading, PA 340 $34,560
Lancaster, PA 260 $35,550
York-Hanover, PA 230 $36,380
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 210 $34,220
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 210 $41,740
Erie, PA 190 $32,450
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 170 $28,490
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 110 $39,740
Lebanon, PA 90 $35,370
Gettysburg, PA 80 $32,310
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 80 $38,970
Johnstown, PA 50 $33,000
Williamsport, PA 40 $40,550
Altoona, PA 30 n/a
State College, PA 30 $29,010

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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