Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
SOC 51-9192 · 2024-2034
Operate or tend machines to wash or clean products, such as barrels or kegs, glass items, tin plate, food, pulp, coal, plastic, or rubber, to remove impurities.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $46,180per year
- Projected openings
- 2,970
- Projected change
- +3.8%
- 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.
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $52,119 | 50 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $51,042 | 160 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $47,246 | 120 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $47,246 | 260 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $47,102 | 110 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $45,815 | 600 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $45,314 | 160 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $44,845 | 60 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $44,650 | 340 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $44,518 | 180 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $44,353 | 190 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $43,758 | 100 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $41,224 | 160 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $41,131 | 30 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $40,741 | 220 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $54,117 | 14,400 | -4.8% |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $51,796 | 4,990 | -8.5% |
| Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders | $37,507 | 630 | -40% |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $38,750 | 69,180 | +4.8% |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | $38,652 | 36,380 | +8.5% |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $46,917 | 2,180 | -4.2% |