Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, task by task.

Every activity this job is made of, scored on how much of its output software can produce today and linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job.

SOC code
51-9124.00
Activities scored
6
Handed to agents
3
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersSOC 51-9124.00
85% · agent
75% · agent
70% · agent
25% · you keep
Clean and maintain equipmentWhat can do this →
20% · you keep
15% · you keep
The team3 agents · 3 need no setup
Production data recording agent
Microsoft Excel · Time recording software · Inventory management systems
● No integration needed
Equipment monitoring agent
Maintenance management software · Microsoft Excel · Inventory control software
● No integration needed
Quality measurement agent
Microsoft Excel · Inventory management systems · Materials requirement planning MRP software
● No integration needed
You keep this
Operate and control painting equipment safelyPerform hands-on equipment maintenance and cleaningApply coatings and handle hazardous materials physicallyEnsure workplace safety and regulatory compliance

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three.

The most automatable work in this job, and what actually addresses it. Each one has a page of its own showing every occupation that does it.

Record operational and production data85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Monitor equipment operation and detect defects75% · physical, manual and inspection work · barely automatable
No software category addresses thisWhy not
Measure and weigh materials and products70% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable