Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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# U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics 

# Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2009 51-4193 Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Include electrolytic processes. National estimates for this occupation Industry profile for this occupation State profile for this occupation Metropolitan area profile for this occupation National estimates for this occupation:Top Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment RSE(3) Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage (2) Wage RSE (3) 34,310 2.7 % $14.57 $30,300 0.8 % Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile 10% 25% 50% (Median) 75% 90% Hourly Wage $9.26 $11.01 $13.75 $17.38 $21.49 Annual Wage (2) $19,260 $22,890 $28,590 $36,160 $44,690

Industry profile for this occupation:Top Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see theCreate Customized Tablesfunction. Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation: Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities 17,920 $13.86 $28,830 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 3,520 $14.08 $29,280Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/print.pl/oes/current/oes514193.htm[8/17/2010 4:16:31 PM] Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing 1,010 $15.68 $32,610 Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 940 $15.99 $33,260 Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing 720 $14.19 $29,520 Top paying industries for this occupation: Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 430 $23.68 $49,240 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 490 $19.21 $39,950 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 290 $18.67 $38,840 Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing 210 $17.54 $36,490 Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers 30 $16.98 $35,310

State profile for this occupation:Top States with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all States with employment in this occupation, see theCreate Customized Tablesfunction. States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment per thousand workers Connecticut 850 $16.06 $33,410 0.515

Nebraska 450 $14.75 $30,670 0.495 Rhode Island 220 $16.14 $33,570 0.484 Massachusetts 1,410 $15.69 $32,640 0.445

Minnesota 1,150 $14.83 $30,860 0.436 Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment per thousand workers Oklahoma 350 $17.81 $37,040 0.232 West Virginia 260 $16.95 $35,250 0.364

Maryland 330 $16.92 $35,200 0.132

Maine 200 $16.79 $34,930 0.340Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/print.pl/oes/current/oes514193.htm[8/17/2010 4:16:31 PM] New Hampshire 130 $16.75 $34,840 0.214

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation:Top Metropolitan areas with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all Metropolitan areas with employment in this occupation, see theCreate Customized Tablesfunction. Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment per thousand workers Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 100 $19.31 $40,160 2.459 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 100 $15.30 $31,830 1.968 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 340 $15.41 $32,050 1.866 Odessa, TX 100 $12.02 $25,000 1.609 Waterbury, CT 100 $14.82 $30,820 1.484 Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment per thousand workers Oklahoma City, OK 180 $20.94 $43,550 0.319 Asheville, NC 50 $20.19 $42,000 0.317 Corpus Christi, TX 150 $19.70 $40,970 0.827 Greensboro-High Point, NC 40 $19.61 $40,780 0.105 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 100 $19.31 $40,160 2.459
About May 2009 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in thedownloadable XLS files

. Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers. (2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from thePlating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/print.pl/oes/current/oes514193.htm[8/17/2010 4:16:31 PM] reported survey data. (3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
Other OES estimates and related information: May 2009 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2009 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2009 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates May 2009 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order Download May 2009 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped XLS files Technical Notes Last Modified Date:May 14, 2010

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