Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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Calculated automation risk
Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.
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Growth
The number of 'Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' job openings is expected to decline 11.1% by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2024.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' was $39,740, or $19 per hour
'Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' were paid 17.3% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 31,970 people employed as 'Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 4 thousand people are employed as 'Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic'.
Job description
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.
SOC Code: 51-4193.00
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