Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9124) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2020)
All Industry
Estimated employment		1,670
Mean wage		$22.48
Entry wage		$14.80
10th percentile wage		$13.47
50th percentile wage		$20.12
90th percentile wage		$33.13

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment Percent
Manufacturing	1,380	83.0%
Other Services	210	12.4%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities	30	1.7%
Professional and Business Services	10	0.7%

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Other Services	210	$26.98
Leisure and Hospitality		$25.93
Professional and Business Services	10	$22.05
Manufacturing	1,380	$19.45

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9124)

Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products incl. glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities. Excludes Plating Machine Setters, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic (51-4193).


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$20.12		$20.68		-$0.55
2019	$19.31	+4.2%	$19.85	+4.2%	-$0.53
2018	$18.76	+2.9%	$19.28	+2.9%	-$0.52
2017	$18.19	+3.1%	$18.70	+3.1%	-$0.50
2016	$17.70	+2.8%	$18.19	+2.8%	-$0.49
2015	$17.28	+2.4%	$17.76	+2.4%	-$0.48
2014	$16.89	+2.3%	$17.36	+2.3%	-$0.46
2013	$16.57	+1.9%	$17.03	+1.9%	-$0.46
2012	$16.29	+1.7%	$16.74	+1.7%	-$0.45
2011	$16.03	+1.6%	$16.48	+1.6%	-$0.44
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$20.12		$23.93		-$3.80
2019	$19.31	+4.2%	$22.96	+4.2%	-$3.65
2018	$18.76	+2.9%	$22.26	+3.1%	-$3.50
2017	$18.19	+3.1%	$21.66	+2.8%	-$3.47
2016	$17.70	+2.8%	$21.17	+2.3%	-$3.47
2015	$17.28	+2.4%	$20.73	+2.1%	-$3.44
2014	$16.89	+2.3%	$20.28	+2.2%	-$3.39
2013	$16.57	+1.9%	$19.87	+2.1%	-$3.30
2012	$16.29	+1.7%	$19.53	+1.7%	-$3.24
2011	$16.03	+1.6%	$19.23	+1.6%	-$3.19

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.


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