Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job outlookprojected pay in 10 years $65,800 · outlook score 32/100 · BLS employment projections
Projected pay for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today $51,610 → in 3 years $55,500 → in 5 years $58,300 → in 10 years $65,800 (10-year range $56,600–$76,400). The model assumes pay growth of +2.5% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Labor demand for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.