Coater vs paint room operator

The differences between coaters and paint room operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a coater and a paint room operator. Additionally, a paint room operator has an average salary of $46,170, which is higher than the $39,881 average annual salary of a coater.

Coater vs paint room operator overview

	Coater	Paint Room Operator
Yearly salary	$39,881	$46,170
Hourly rate	$19.17	$22.20
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	310	51,485
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 61%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Coater vs paint room operator salary

Coaters and paint room operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Coater	Paint Room Operator
Average salary	$39,881	$46,170
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $49,000	Between $25,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between coater and paint room operator education

There are a few differences between a coater and a paint room operator in terms of educational background:

	Coater	Paint Room Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 61%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Business	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Coater vs paint room operator demographics

Here are the differences between coaters' and paint room operators' demographics:

	Coater	Paint Room Operator
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 87.0% Female, 13.0%	Male, 61.5% Female, 38.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 3.5% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 3.2% White, 65.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between coater and paint room operator duties and responsibilities

Coater example responsibilities.

Manage requests, asphalt maintenance, hot rubber crack filling, seal coating, patching, repairs, supervision of crews
Watch over adhesive and pigment injectors and work with hoists daily.
Operate multiple printing and bindery machines UV roll coat machine/cutter/ink jet/stitcher
Operate Gema brand auto booth paint systems, as long as Colmet manual paint booth systems.

Paint room operator example responsibilities.

Take pieces of shelves off the line connect them together to box up and put on pallets to ship out.
Golf relate services- mowing greens, tees, fairways, rough, DRA's, rotary.

Coater vs paint room operator skills

Common coater skills

Safety Equipment, 23%
Hazardous Materials, 21%
Safety Standards, 12%
Spray Guns, 7%
Viscometers, 5%
RAN, 5%

Common paint room operator skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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