Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
SOC 51-4193 · 2024-2034
Set up, operate, or tend plating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Typically, the product being coated is immersed in molten metal or an electrolytic solution.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -16.1%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $47,827per year
- Projected openings
- 4,190
- Projected change
- -16.1%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Operations Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Operation and Control
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $53,351 | 270 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $51,750 | 620 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $47,979 | 1,430 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $47,062 | 1,000 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $46,589 | 80 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $46,425 | 280 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $45,717 | 120 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $45,369 | 310 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $42,055 | 280 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $50,057 | 1,830 | -16% |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $54,158 | 11,790 | +2.5% |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $48,318 | 9,400 | -5.3% |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | $50,312 | 5,510 | +2.3% |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $48,379 | 3,540 | -2.4% |