Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
O*NET-SOC 51-9124.00 · interest code RCA
Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products, including 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.
How this work is wired
O*NET rates every occupation 1-7 on six interest dimensions. This one leans Realistic — hands-on, physical, practical work with tools, machines, plants or animals — then Conventional and Artistic.
Preparation typically needed
Job Zone 2 — some preparation — usually a high-school diploma and a few months of training.