Plating and Coating Machine Operators
- Manufacturing
Median Yearly Income
$39,646
Most Common Education Level
High school diploma or less
Projected Job Growth
-2.53%
What do Plating and Coating Machine Operators do?
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.
Career Interests Areas
- Realistic
- Conventional
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Data on career profiles are based on information supplied by the O*NET Program, sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment, and Training Administration.