Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Tasks Include:
- Inspect coated or plated areas for defects, such as air bubbles or uneven coverage.
- Immerse workpieces in coating solutions or liquid metal or plastic for specified times.
- Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces.
- Maintain production records.
- Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.
- Observe gauges to ensure that machines are operating properly, making adjustments or stopping machines when problems occur.
- Adjust dials to regulate flow of current and voltage supplied to terminals to control plating processes.
- Rinse coated objects in cleansing liquids and dry them with cloths, centrifugal driers, or by tumbling in sawdust-filled barrels.
- Examine completed objects to determine thicknesses of metal deposits, or measure thicknesses by using instruments such as micrometers.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: -7.5%
National: -10.3%
Education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$37,900.00
State
$30,540.00
Regional
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing |
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.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Education
Required Level of Education
- Less than a High School Diploma = 49.20%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 46.75%
- Bachelor's Degree = 3.43%
- Some College Courses = 0.62%
Related Work Experience
- None = 50.87%
- Up to and including 1 month = 14.13%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 10.92%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 9.36%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 6.44%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 5.38%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 2.90%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 35.01%
- None = 29.57%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 24.66%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 6.16%
- Up to and including 1 month = 2.90%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 1%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.71%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 22.06%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 21.84%
- None or short demonstration = 14.13%
- Over 10 years = 14.13%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 11.63%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 9.36%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 6.87%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Inspect coated or plated areas for defects, such as air bubbles or uneven coverage.
- Immerse workpieces in coating solutions or liquid metal or plastic for specified times.
- Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces.
- Maintain production records.
- Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.
- Observe gauges to ensure that machines are operating properly, making adjustments or stopping machines when problems occur.
- Adjust dials to regulate flow of current and voltage supplied to terminals to control plating processes.
- Rinse coated objects in cleansing liquids and dry them with cloths, centrifugal driers, or by tumbling in sawdust-filled barrels.
- Examine completed objects to determine thicknesses of metal deposits, or measure thicknesses by using instruments such as micrometers.
- Remove excess materials or impurities from objects, using air hoses or grinding machines.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Immerse objects to be coated or plated into cleaning solutions, or spray objects with conductive solutions to prepare them for plating.
- Position and feed materials into processing machines, by hand or by using automated equipment.
- Test machinery to ensure that it is operating properly.
- Operate hoists to place workpieces onto machine feed carriages or spindles.
- Adjust controls to set temperatures of coating substances and speeds of machines and equipment.
- Position containers to receive parts, and load or unload materials in containers, using dollies or handtrucks.
- Perform equipment maintenance, such as cleaning tanks and lubricating moving parts of conveyors.
- Clean and maintain equipment, using water hoses and scrapers.
- Determine sizes and compositions of objects to be plated, and amounts of electrical current and time required.
- Suspend sticks or pieces of plating metal from anodes, or positive terminals, and immerse metal in plating solutions.
- Monitor and measure thicknesses of electroplating on component parts to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers.
- Measure or weigh materials, using rulers, calculators, and scales.
- Suspend objects, such as parts or molds from cathode rods, or negative terminals, and immerse objects in plating solutions.
- Measure, mark, and mask areas to be excluded from plating.
- Mix and test solutions, and turn valves to fill tanks with solutions.
- Place plated or coated materials on racks and transfer them to ovens to dry for specified periods of time.
- Plate small objects, such as nuts or bolts, using motor-driven barrels.
- Read production schedules to determine setups of equipment and machines.
- Spray coating in specified patterns according to instructions.
- Position objects to be plated in frames, or suspend them from positive or negative terminals of power supplies.
- Measure and set stops, rolls, brushes, and guides on automatic feeders and conveying equipment or coating machines, using micrometers, rules, and hand tools.
- Preheat workpieces in ovens.
- Replace worn parts and adjust equipment components, using hand tools.
- Attach nozzles, position guns, connect hoses, and thread wire to set up metal-spraying machines.
- Clean workpieces, using wire brushes.
- Install gears and holding devices on conveyor equipment.
- Operate sandblasting equipment to roughen and clean surfaces of workpieces.
- Cut metal or other materials, using shears or band saws.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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79.25 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
62.50 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
60.75 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
59.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
57.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
56.75 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
55.75 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
53.25 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
52.75 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
51.75 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
51.25 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
50.50 | Transportation | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
49.50 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
56.25 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
53.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
53.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
53.00 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
53.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
59.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
59.50 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
56.25 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
56.25 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
56.25 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
56.25 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
53.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
53.00 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
53.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
50.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
50.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
50.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
82.50 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
80.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
77.75 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
76.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
75.50 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
75.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
73.50 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
70.75 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
68.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
66.50 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
65.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
56.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
56.25 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
56.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
53.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
52.75 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
52.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
51.00 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
50.00 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
49.75 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
49.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
89.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
81.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
77.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
74.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
72.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
71.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
70.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
69.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
68.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
66.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
65.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
65.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
65.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
62.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
61.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
56.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
61.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
55.50 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
98.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
95.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
94.20 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
91.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
91.40 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
88.00 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
85.40 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
84.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
84.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
83.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
82.80 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
81.40 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
78.20 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
78.00 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
77.00 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
72.40 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
71.40 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
70.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
69.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
69.40 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
68.60 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
68.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
67.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
67.20 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
66.80 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
64.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
64.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
60.00 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
59.80 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
56.20 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
55.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
54.20 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
50.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $29,140.00 | $37,900.00 | $45,820.00 |
Virginia | $28,260.00 | $30,540.00 | $41,170.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $30,659.34 | $33,211.50 | $40,833.61 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $29,134.71 | $29,449.43 | $32,119.36 |
Hampton Roads | $28,950.25 | $29,917.35 | $36,293.07 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $28,588.64 | $31,129.34 | $40,802.35 |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $31,989.09 | $45,962.96 | $46,413.15 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 33,000 | 29,600 | -10.3% |
Virginia | 402 | 372 | -7.5% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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- Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
- Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
- Food Batchmakers
- Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
- Food Processing Workers, All Other
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Foundry Mold and Coremakers
- Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
- Furniture Finishers
- Gas Plant Operators
- Gem and Diamond Workers
- Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
- Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Helpers--Production Workers
- Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
- Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
- Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers
- Machinists
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
- Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
- Model Makers, Wood
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
- Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
- Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
- Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
- Patternmakers, Wood
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
- Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
- Plant and System Operators, All Other
- Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Potters, Manufacturing
- Pourers and Casters, Metal
- Power Distributors and Dispatchers
- Power Plant Operators
- Production Workers, All Other
- Recycling and Reclamation Workers
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
- Semiconductor Processing Technicians
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Sewers, Hand
- Sewing Machine Operators
- Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
- Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
- Team Assemblers
- Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
- Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
- Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
- Tire Builders
- Tool and Die Makers
- Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
- Upholsterers
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Woodworkers, All Other
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
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Proficiency Ratings
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important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Alodize Machine Operator
- Anode Machine Operator
- Anodic Operator
- Anodic Treater
- Anodize Machine Operator
- Anodizer
- Anodizing Line Operator
- Apprentice, Plater, Metal
- Automatic Metal Spraying Machine Operator
- Barrel Plater
- Black Oxide Coating Equipment Tender
- Bronze Plater
- Browning Processor
- Bullet Lubricating Machine Operator
- Carbon Paper Coating Machine Setter
- Ceramic Coater
- Chrome Plater
- Chrome Worker
- Chromium Plater
- Coater
- Coater Associate
- Coater Operator
- Coating and Baking Operator
- Copper Plater
- Corrosion Prevention Metal Sprayer
- Electric Plater
- Electro Plater
- Electroformer
- Electrogalvanizing Machine Operator
- Electroless Plater
- Electrolytic Plating/Coating Machine Operator/Tender
- Electrolytic Plating/Coating Machine Setter/Set-Up Operator
- Electroplater
- Etcher
- Galvanizer
- Galvanizing Pot Runner
- Gettering Filament Machine Operator
- Gold Plater
- Hard Chrome Plater
- Hoist Operator
- Hot Dip Galvanizer
- Hot Dip Plater
- Impregnation Operator
- Impregnator
- Jewelry Coater
- Lacquer Dipping Machine Operator
- Lacquerer
- Line Operator
- Lock Plater
- Lubricating Machine Tender
- Machine Ceramic Coater
- Machine Operator
- Manufacturing Assistant
- Manufacturing Associate
- Manufacturing Operator
- Matrix Bath Attendant
- Matrix Bath Operator
- Matrix Plater
- Matrix Worker
- Metal and Plastic Nonelectrolytic Plating and Coating Machine Operator/Tender
- Metal Coater
- Metal Coater Operator
- Metal Plater
- Metal Sprayer
- Metal Spraying Machine Operator
- Metal Wire Coating Operator
- Metalizer
- Metalizing Machine Operator
- Nail Cell Technician
- Nail Galvanizer
- Nail Machine Operator
- Nickel Plater
- Non-Nickel Plater
- Nonelectrolytic Plating and Coating Machine Setter/Set-Up Operator, Metal and Plastic
- Operator
- Oxidized Finish Plater
- Pasting Machine Operator
- Plastics Plater
- Plastics Spreading Machine Operator
- Plate Former
- Plater
- Plater Apprentice
- Plating Equipment Operator
- Plating Equipment Tender
- Plating Machine Operator
- Plating Tank Operator
- Primer Waterproofing Machine Operator
- Printed Circuit Board Panels Electroless Plater
- Printed Circuit Board Panels Plater
- Printed Circuit Boards Solder-Leveler
- Production Plater
- Racker / Unracker
- Semiconductor Wafers and Components Plater
- Shell Plater
- Silver Plater
- Silver Spray Worker
- Silvering Applicator
- Spray Machine Tender
- Sprayer Operator
- Tank Person
- Tin Plater
- Tin Pot Operator
- Tinning Equipment Tender
- Tube Coater
- Vacuum Applicator Operator
- Vacuum Metalizer Operator
- Welding Rod Coater
- Zinc Plater
- Zinc Plating Machine Operator
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