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O*NET-SOC 51-9124.00 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?

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.

Estimated AI task exposure
22%

Low-Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

23 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 79%.

Digital/info work

27/100

Physical moat

45/100

Human moat

14/100

Rating coverage

79%

29 task statements / 23 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Clean equipment and work areas.
Importance 82/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.88
Hold or position spray guns to direct spray onto articles.
Importance 85/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 86/100Weight 0.86
Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
Importance 86/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.85
Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
Importance 82/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.82
Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
Importance 82/100Relevance 86/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.82
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.
Importance 76/100Relevance 87/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.80
Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
Importance 82/100Relevance 71/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.76
Examine, measure, weigh, or test sample products to ensure conformance to specifications.
Importance 71/100Relevance 83/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.76
Determine paint flow, viscosity, and coating quality by performing visual inspections, or by using viscometers.
Importance 76/100Relevance 77/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.75
Fill hoppers, reservoirs, troughs, or pans with material used to coat, paint, or spray, using conveyors or pails.
Importance 82/100Relevance 70/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.75

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$48,250

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

158,740

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+2.5%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

15

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

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Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Home Appliance Repairers

5%

17 points lower exposure • 90% profile similarity

Median wage: $50,990 Growth 2025–2035: +1.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

5%

17 points lower exposure • 89% profile similarity

Median wage: $84,890 Growth 2025–2035: +5.4% Annual openings: 0

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

5%

17 points lower exposure • 90% profile similarity

Median wage: $34,890 Growth 2025–2035: +4.3% Annual openings: 28

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

5%

17 points lower exposure • 89% profile similarity

Median wage: $74,330 Growth 2025–2035: -3.4% Annual openings: 8

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

17 points lower exposure • 88% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

5%

17 points lower exposure • 89% profile similarity

Median wage: $63,800 Growth 2025–2035: +6.8% Annual openings: 42

more physical-world work

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      What this score does not mean

      The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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