Jobs Similar to Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Also called: Coating and Spraying Machine Operators
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders, Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: $48,250 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
82% similar · $46,460 (−4%) · High school · Same group
- 2Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
82% similar · $39,530 (−18%) · High school
- 3Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
82% similar · $50,140 (+4%) · High school
- 4Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
81% similar · $46,350 (−4%) · High school
- 5Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
81% similar · $38,180 (−21%) · High school
- 6Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
81% similar · $54,430 (+13%) · High school
- 7Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
81% similar · $42,660 (−12%) · High school · Same group
- 8Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
80% similar · $47,720 (−1%) · High school
- 9Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
80% similar · $38,760 (−20%) · High school
- 10Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
80% similar · $53,710 (+11%) · High school
- 11Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
80% similar · $46,330 (−4%) · High school
- 12Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
80% similar · $46,550 (−4%) · High school
- 13Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
80% similar · $77,320 (+60%) · High school
- 14Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
80% similar · $46,570 (−3%) · High school · Same group
- 15Power Plant Operators
80% similar · $102,040 (+111%) · High school
- 16Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
80% similar · $61,290 (+27%) · High school
- 17Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
80% similar · $44,350 (−8%) · High school
- 18Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
80% similar · $47,180 (−2%) · High school
- 19Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
79% similar · $61,770 (+28%) · High school
- 20Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
79% similar · $49,030 (+2%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders.
- Power Plant Operators80% similar · $102,040 (+111%)
- Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators80% similar · $77,320 (+60%)
- Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers79% similar · $61,770 (+28%)
- Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons80% similar · $61,290 (+27%)
- Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders81% similar · $54,430 (+13%)
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers80% similar · $53,710 (+11%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Jobs that can lead here
Careers where coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (85)
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (82)
- Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (82)
- Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers (81)
- Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders (81)
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers (80)
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (80)
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers (80)
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (80)
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (80)
Questions about jobs like coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
What jobs are most similar to coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders (82% similar), Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (82% similar), Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (82% similar), Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers (81% similar) and Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders (81% similar).
Which jobs like coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Power Plant Operators ($102,040, +111%; usually a high school diploma), Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators ($77,320, +60%; usually a high school diploma) and Pump Operators ($61,770, +28%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders ($48,250). Without more preparation than coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders usually need: Power Plant Operators, Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators and Pump Operators.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.