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.
US jobs
32K
Avg. wage
$22/h
GDP output/y
$5.0B
Tasks
33
AI Parity
16%
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O*NET-SOC 51-4193.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025
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