Career Paths From Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Possible next moves, computed from skill overlap, O*NET occupational relatedness, preparation level, education, and pay — not a record of people who actually made these moves.

Grinding and Polishing Workers, HandLateral Move96.9% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand share a similar Transferable Skills profile (97% match). Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Median salary is about 12% lower.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$42,660
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and TendersLateral Move96.5% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders share a similar Transferable Skills profile (97% match). Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Median salary is about 4% lower.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$46,460
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station OperatorsCareer Change95.4% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators share a similar Transferable Skills profile (95% match). Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators is in a different occupational field, but draws on much of the same underlying skill set. Median salary is about 60% higher.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$77,320
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticLateral Move94.7% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic share a similar Transferable Skills profile (95% match). Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Median salary is about 4% lower.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$46,550
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment OperatorsCareer Change95.6% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators share a similar Transferable Skills profile (96% match). Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators is in a different occupational field, but draws on much of the same underlying skill set. Median salary is about 45% higher.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$70,070
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2
Power Plant OperatorsLateral Move95.1% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Power Plant Operators share a similar Transferable Skills profile (95% match). Power Plant Operators sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Median salary is about 111% higher.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$102,040
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2
Pile Driver OperatorsCareer Change94.1% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Pile Driver Operators share a similar Transferable Skills profile (94% match). Pile Driver Operators is in a different occupational field, but draws on much of the same underlying skill set. Median salary is about 52% higher.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$73,300
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2
Gas Plant OperatorsLateral Move95.4% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Gas Plant Operators share a similar Transferable Skills profile (95% match). Gas Plant Operators sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Median salary is about 82% higher.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$87,820
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2
Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentCareer Change93.9% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment share a similar Transferable Skills profile (94% match). Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment is in a different occupational field, but draws on much of the same underlying skill set. Median salary is about 26% lower.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$35,830
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and TendersLateral Move96.1% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders share a similar Transferable Skills profile (96% match). Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Median salary is about 14% lower.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$41,330
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersLateral Move96.4% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders share a similar Transferable Skills profile (96% match). Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Median salary is about 3% lower.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$46,570
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsLateral Move95.7% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators share a similar Transferable Skills profile (96% match). Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Median salary is about 24% higher.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$60,020
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2
Roustabouts, Oil and GasCareer Change97.2% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Roustabouts, Oil and Gas share a similar Transferable Skills profile (97% match). Roustabouts, Oil and Gas is in a different occupational field, but draws on much of the same underlying skill set. Median salary is about 3% lower.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$46,960
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2
Printing Press OperatorsLateral Move96.3% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Printing Press Operators share a similar Transferable Skills profile (96% match). Printing Press Operators sits at a similar preparation level, so this would be more of a lateral move. Median salary is about 5% lower.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$45,780
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2
Helpers--Extraction WorkersCareer Change94.2% skill match
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Helpers--Extraction Workers share a similar Transferable Skills profile (94% match). Helpers--Extraction Workers is in a different occupational field, but draws on much of the same underlying skill set.
Current median salary
$48,250
Target median salary
$47,730
Current Job Zone
2
Target Job Zone
2

Computed from O*NET Transferable Skills, occupational relatedness and Job Zone data, plus BLS wage and projections data. Categories (Advancement / Lateral Move / Career Change) are derived algorithmically, not self-reported career histories.