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Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders Salary in AZ

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders in AZ have a median annual salary of $37,900, with 370 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $36,400 at the 10th percentile to $53,690 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$37,900

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.22

Employment

370

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$36,400
10th
$36,710
25th
$37,900
Median
$43,170
75th
$53,690
90th

Local compared with national

AZ

$37,900

Median annual · 2025

United States

$43,530

Median annual · 2025

The AZ median is 12.9% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $5,630).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operation and ControlImportance 3.3
  2. 2.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 2.9
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.9
  6. 6.MonitoringImportance 2.9
  7. 7.Time ManagementImportance 2.9
  8. 8.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.8
  9. 9.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.8
  10. 10.CoordinationImportance 2.8
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.6
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.5

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word

Common tasks

  • Add specified amounts of chemicals to equipment at required times to maintain solution levels and concentrations.
  • Observe machine operations, gauges, or thermometers, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions.
  • Set controls to regulate temperature and length of cycles, and start conveyors, pumps, agitators, and machines.
  • Drain, clean, and refill machines or tanks at designated intervals, using cleaning solutions or water.
  • Operate or tend machines to wash and remove impurities from items such as barrels or kegs, glass products, tin plate surfaces, dried fruit, pulp, animal stock, coal, manufactured articles, plastic, or rubber.
  • Record gauge readings, materials used, processing times, or test results in production logs.
  • Examine and inspect machines to detect malfunctions.
  • Measure, weigh, or mix cleaning solutions, using measuring tanks, calibrated rods or suction tubes.
  • Draw samples for laboratory analysis, or test solutions for conformance to specifications, such as acidity or specific gravity.
  • Adjust, clean, and lubricate mechanical parts of machines, using hand tools and grease guns.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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