Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
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| Alabama | 1,410 | $34,280 | $16.48 | |
| Arizona | 560 | $39,020 | $18.76 | |
| Arkansas | 330 | $36,680 | $17.64 | |
| California | 7,950 | $40,320 | $19.39 | |
| Colorado | 760 | $40,530 | $19.49 | |
| Connecticut | 2,070 | $43,500 | $20.91 | |
| Delaware | 50 | $37,320 | $17.94 | |
| Florida | 880 | $33,580 | $16.15 | |
| Georgia | 1,280 | $37,770 | $18.16 | |
| Idaho | 180 | $33,190 | $15.96 | |
| Illinois | 4,430 | $39,950 | $19.21 | |
| Indiana | 4,070 | $38,690 | $18.60 | |
| Iowa | 780 | $41,380 | $19.89 | |
| Kansas | 730 | $37,450 | $18.01 | |
| Kentucky | 490 | $39,760 | $19.12 | |
| Louisiana | 70 | $46,570 | $22.39 | |
| Maine | 210 | $42,730 | $20.54 | |
| Maryland | 250 | $37,880 | $18.21 | |
| Massachusetts | 1,840 | $43,720 | $21.02 | |
| Michigan | 4,020 | $40,300 | $19.37 | |
| Minnesota | 1,790 | $42,020 | $20.20 | |
| Mississippi | 510 | $40,920 | $19.67 | |
| Missouri | 1,490 | $42,030 | $20.21 | |
| Montana | 140 | $34,550 | $16.61 | |
| Nebraska | 130 | $35,540 | $17.09 | |
| Nevada | 150 | $35,930 | $17.27 | |
| New Hampshire | 550 | $39,850 | $19.16 | |
| New Jersey | 1,340 | $39,110 | $18.81 | |
| New Mexico | 40 | $32,240 | $15.50 | |
| New York | 2,090 | $43,260 | $20.80 | |
| North Carolina | 1,970 | $41,880 | $20.13 | |
| Ohio | 6,980 | $37,710 | $18.13 | |
| Oklahoma | 690 | $37,340 | $17.95 | |
| Oregon | 1,100 | $47,250 | $22.72 | |
| Pennsylvania | 3,610 | $40,630 | $19.54 | |
| Rhode Island | 200 | $42,540 | $20.45 | |
| South Carolina | 1,110 | $45,680 | $21.96 | |
| South Dakota | 220 | $36,090 | $17.35 | |
| Tennessee | 1,370 | $37,230 | $17.90 | |
| Texas | 3,390 | $38,480 | $18.50 | |
| Utah | 280 | $37,470 | $18.02 | |
| Vermont | 170 | $42,080 | $20.23 | |
| Virginia | 420 | $35,150 | $16.90 | |
| Washington | 1,500 | $40,920 | $19.67 | |
| West Virginia | 150 | $43,690 | $21.01 | |
| Wisconsin | 3,710 | $41,010 | $19.72 |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, manufacture, assemble, test, and repair parts, mechanisms, machines, and structures in which materials are cast, formed, shaped, molded, heat treated, cut, twisted, pressed, fused, stamped or worked.
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to fabricate and modify metal parts in support of other manufacturing, repair or design activities, or as an independent business.
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$40,030 per yearNational average salaryDecliningJob growth rate
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High school diploma or equivalentTypical education requirement
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Moderate-term on-the-job trainingTypical on-the-job training requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.
- Less than high school 23%
- High school graduate 51%
- College dropout 17%
- Associate’s degree 5%
- Bachelor’s degree 4%
- Master’s degree 0%
- Doctorate degree 0%
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