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Pivot To Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

152 careers that can transition into this role, ranked by skill compatibility.

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Moderate Pivot (65%)+$5,900 (+14%)

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$2,380 (+5%)

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$5,010 (+12%)

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$14,090 (-23%)

Automotive Body and Related Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$4,090 (-8%)

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$2,080 (-4%)

Biomass Plant Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$52,080 (-52%)

Boilermakers

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$25,750 (-35%)

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$13,050 (-22%)

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$9,500 (-17%)

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$25,950 (-35%)

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$12,320 (+35%)

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$6,130 (+15%)

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$330 (+1%)

Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$240 (+1%)

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$2,380 (-5%)

Continuous Mining Machine Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$15,790 (-25%)

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$7,430 (+19%)

Crane and Tower Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$18,780 (-28%)

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$700 (+1%)

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$2,000 (+4%)

Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$15,150 (-24%)

Dredge Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$840 (-2%)

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$960 (+2%)

Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$12,010 (-20%)

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$23,710 (-33%)

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Etchers and Engravers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$7,140 (+18%)

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$4,960 (-9%)

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$610 (+1%)

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$2,460 (+5%)

Fallers

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$6,310 (-12%)

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$11,900 (+33%)

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$11,440 (+32%)

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$1,830 (+4%)

Floor Sanders and Finishers

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$1,560 (-3%)

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$1,890 (+4%)

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$580 (+1%)

Furniture Finishers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$5,060 (+12%)

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$23,920 (-33%)

Gas Plant Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$35,810 (-43%)

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$2,400 (+5%)

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$900 (-2%)

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$140 (+0%)

Helpers--Extraction Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$810 (-2%)

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$8,730 (+22%)

Helpers--Production Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$9,370 (+25%)

Highway Maintenance Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$1,480 (-3%)

Hoist and Winch Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$4,720 (-9%)

Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$52,080 (-52%)

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$16,170 (-25%)

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$1,200 (+3%)

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$9,500 (+25%)

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$1,030 (-2%)

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$13,790 (+41%)

Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$21,270 (-31%)

Logging Equipment Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$1,620 (-3%)

Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Moderate Pivot (64%)+$7,890 (+20%)

Machinists

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$8,560 (-15%)

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$1,030 (-2%)

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$12,910 (-21%)

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)-$8,180 (-15%)

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Motorcycle Mechanics

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Power Plant Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Printing Press Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Recycling and Reclamation Workers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Riggers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Rock Splitters, Quarry

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Roof Bolters, Mining

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Sailors and Marine Oilers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Sewing Machine Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Tire Builders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Tire Repairers and Changers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Tree Trimmers and Pruners

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Upholsterers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Watch and Clock Repairers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Wellhead Pumpers

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Moderate Pivot (64%)

Potters, Manufacturing

Moderate Pivot (63%)

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Significant Pivot (55%)

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Significant Pivot (54%)

Avionics Technicians

Significant Pivot (54%)

Bicycle Repairers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Biofuels Processing Technicians

Significant Pivot (54%)

Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

Significant Pivot (54%)

Conveyor Operators and Tenders

Significant Pivot (54%)

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Significant Pivot (54%)

Geothermal Technicians

Significant Pivot (54%)

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Home Appliance Repairers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other

Significant Pivot (54%)

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

Significant Pivot (54%)

Medical Appliance Technicians

Significant Pivot (54%)

Medical Equipment Repairers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Significant Pivot (54%)

Motion Picture Projectionists

Significant Pivot (54%)

Motorboat Operators

Significant Pivot (54%)

Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners

Significant Pivot (54%)

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Significant Pivot (54%)

Pipelayers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Significant Pivot (54%)

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Ship Engineers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Significant Pivot (54%)

Team Assemblers

Significant Pivot (54%)

Sound Engineering Technicians

Significant Pivot (53%)