Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
SOC Code: 51-4193
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics immerse workpieces in coating solutions or liquid metal or plastic for specified times. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 82.5/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring.
AI-Proof Score: 82.5 — Very High
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Median Salary
$41,600
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Job Growth
-13.6%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Operation and Control
- •Monitoring
- •Active Listening
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Speaking
- •Critical Thinking
Common Tasks
- ✓Immerse workpieces in coating solutions or liquid metal or plastic for specified times.
- ✓Adjust dials to regulate flow of current and voltage supplied to terminals to control plating processes.
- ✓Inspect coated or plated areas for defects, such as air bubbles or uneven coverage.
- ✓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.
- ✓Observe gauges to ensure that machines are operating properly, making adjustments or stopping machines when problems occur.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation