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

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders in PR have a median annual salary of $22,620, with 310 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $21,840 at the 10th percentile to $35,160 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

$22,620

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$10.88

Employment

310

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$21,840
10th
$22,260
25th
$22,620
Median
$28,130
75th
$35,160
90th

Local compared with national

PR

$22,620

Median annual · 2025

United States

$43,530

Median annual · 2025

The PR median is 48.0% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $20,910).

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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