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AI Work Index

Headline risk

10%

Low Risk

Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

United States AI Work IndexISCO 5111title_match

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

165.5 current · 166.7 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $48K

Median annual wage

Demand 1%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

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.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 2% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 47,590

Employment 2024

165.5K

Projected Change (2024–34)

0.7%

Openings (2024–34)

15.8K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 35,48025th pctl: USD 39,470Median: USD 47,59075th pctl: USD 58,740Top 10%: USD 72,800

Demand outlook

Overall employment of painting and coating workers is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: None

Role Profile

Fine motorAdaptabilityDetail oriented

Tasks

  • 1. Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Clean equipment and work areas. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Hold or position spray guns to direct spray onto articles. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Turn dials, handwheels, valves, or switches to regulate conveyor speeds, machine temperature, air pressure and circulation, and the flow or spray of coatings or paints. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft WordInventory control softwareInventory management systems

Requirements

License required: <15%License required: >85%

Work context

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.8/5
Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable 4.7/5
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions 4.6/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.5/5
Exposed to Contaminants 4.3/5
Spend Time Standing 4.3/5

Worker profile

Median age 40.6 · 55K employed

Under 25: 4% · 25–54: 80% · 55+: 16%

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