Sprayer vs paint room operator

The differences between sprayers 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 sprayer and a paint room operator. Additionally, a paint room operator has an average salary of $46,170, which is higher than the $32,670 average annual salary of a sprayer.

Sprayer vs paint room operator overview

	Sprayer	Paint Room Operator
Yearly salary	$32,670	$46,170
Hourly rate	$15.71	$22.20
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	211	51,485
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Sprayer vs paint room operator salary

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

	Sprayer	Paint Room Operator
Average salary	$32,670	$46,170
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $48,000	Between $25,000 And $83,000
Highest paying City	Clinton, MI	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	MasterBrand Cabinets	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between sprayer and paint room operator education

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

	Sprayer	Paint Room Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Business	Graphic Design
Most common college	-	-

Sprayer vs paint room operator demographics

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

	Sprayer	Paint Room Operator
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 84.5% Female, 15.5%	Male, 61.5% Female, 38.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 3.3% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	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 sprayer and paint room operator duties and responsibilities

Sprayer example responsibilities.

Assist floor production for MRI shielding that would include door, window, panel and all metal/stainless steel production.
Train in a variety of PPE environments.
Inspect hot forge parts once run through entire process.
Spray on both BLM and land owners' property.
Fast pace production environment where a daily standard of parts run per day.
Clean contaminate equipment or areas for re-use, using detergents or solvents, sandblasters, filter pumps, or steam cleaners.

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.

Sprayer vs paint room operator skills

Common sprayer skills

Safety Procedures, 15%
Coats, 11%
Safety Rules, 10%
PPE, 8%
Customer Specifications, 8%
Office Furniture, 6%

Common paint room operator skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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