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Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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.
What a plating machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic does
Become a plating machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good plating machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $24 per hour with an average salary of $50,400 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $19 and $30 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $39,000 and $63,100 per year.
Plating Machine Setter, Operator, And Tender, Metal And Plastic job outlook
- There are 273 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 43 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.