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Highest Paying Industries for Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

The top 65 highest paying industries for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $52,610, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $52,610). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 65 Highest Paying Industries for Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$52,610	$46,120	340
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$52,610	$46,120	340
3	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$52,610	$46,120	340
4	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$52,610	$46,120	340
5	Federal, State, and Local Government	$52,610	$46,120	340
6	Transportation and Warehousing	$46,560	$26,340	80
7	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$43,340	$26,350	n/a
8	Support Activities for Transportation	$43,340	$26,350	n/a
9	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$43,330	$27,290	80
10	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$42,110	$26,790	300
11	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$40,400	$32,370	n/a
12	Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	$37,550	$32,290	80
13	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$37,430	$25,710	40
14	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$37,310	$21,310	480
15	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$37,080	$24,510	1,610
16	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$36,820	$23,710	140
17	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$36,710	$25,410	230
18	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$36,280	$24,940	720
19	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$36,170	$24,240	160
20	Machinery Manufacturing	$35,590	$25,240	880
21	Repair and Maintenance	$35,450	$26,240	n/a
22	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$35,450	$26,240	n/a
23	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$35,450	$25,140	n/a
24	Foundries	$35,420	$22,250	360
25	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$35,220	$25,610	50
26	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$34,930	$25,120	100
27	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$34,850	$25,370	460
28	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$34,740	$23,080	1,220
29	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$34,680	$22,000	1,670
30	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$34,470	$23,480	670
31	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$34,310	$23,400	n/a
32	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$34,280	$23,140	630
33	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$34,100	$24,990	330
34	Machine Shops	$33,900	$21,800	310
35	Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	$33,780	$23,540	170
36	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$33,760	$22,980	490
37	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$33,720	$25,020	70
38	Wholesale Trade	$33,720	$25,020	70
39	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$33,030	$23,910	300
40	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$32,790	$21,320	320
41	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$32,350	$21,480	830
42	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$31,760	$20,680	290
43	Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$31,680	$21,680	950
44	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$31,560	$22,240	830
45	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$31,560	$21,640	920
46	Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$30,590	$21,620	640
47	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$30,400	$18,500	n/a
48	Manufacturing	$30,300	$20,480	34,430
49	Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing	$30,080	$21,540	80
50	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$29,800	$20,550	2,780
51	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$29,600	$20,500	2,200
52	Hardware Manufacturing	$29,600	$20,560	170
53	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$29,370	$21,520	130
54	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$29,200	$20,110	24,640
55	Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities	$28,900	$19,940	20,670
56	Forging and Stamping	$28,600	$21,080	220
57	Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing	$28,210	$18,140	320
58	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$28,200	$18,300	n/a
59	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$27,300	$20,350	410
60	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$26,310	$21,030	70
61	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$24,130	$17,260	150
62	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$19,740	$16,670	780
63	Employment Services	$19,730	$16,660	770
64	Administrative and Support Services	$19,730	$16,660	770
65	Temporary Help Services	$19,720	$16,660	770