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 the Create Customized Tables function.

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 $29,280

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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 the Create Customized Tables function.

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 0.340

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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 the Create Customized Tables function.

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 the downloadable 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 the

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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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