Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders in California
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators run machines that remove impurities from items like barrels, kegs, glassware, tin plate, food products, pulp, coal, plastic, and rubber. Work takes place in manufacturing facilities, food processing plants, metal treatment shops, and recycling centers In California the median pay is $45,150 a year, 4% above the national median of $43,530.
$45,150median pay in California, per year
$40,000–$49,590middle half earn
2,450employed in California
$43,530U.S. median, for comparison
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What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold a high school diploma.
Skills that matter most
Operation and ControlOperations MonitoringActive ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingMonitoringTime ManagementReading Comprehension
Knowledge areas
Production and ProcessingEnglish LanguagePublic Safety and SecurityPsychology
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders.
Licenses and training in California
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders pay in other states
Maine · $64,610Wisconsin · $54,290Oregon · $49,130North Dakota · $48,240Pennsylvania · $48,000New Hampshire · $47,510Iowa · $46,970New York · $46,290Nebraska · $45,690Washington · $45,600
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 51-9192.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California, annual.