Occupational Employment Statistics
51-9022 Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Grind, sand, or polish, using hand tools or hand-held power tools, a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects. Includes chippers, buffers, and finishers.
Northwest Minnesota
| 10 | 3 | $22.54/hr | $17.17/hr | $19.55/hr | $22.21/hr | $25.58/hr | $25.58/hr |
Manufacturing | 130 | $23.12/hr |
Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
| 190 | $36.30/hr | N/A |
Pourers and Casters, Metal
| N/A | $24.42/hr | N/A |
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 410 | $22.98/hr | -1.6% |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
| 10,780 | $25.03/hr | 7.7% |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 2,190 | $20.61/hr | -8.6% |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 420 | $24.21/hr | -1.7% |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 1,350 | $25.19/hr | -1.6% |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
| 100 | $20.14/hr | -0.9% |
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 50 | $20.59/hr | -15.0% |
- Record product and processing data on specified forms.
- Grind, sand, clean, or polish objects or parts to correct defects or to prepare surfaces for further finishing, using hand tools and power tools.
- Transfer equipment, objects, or parts to specified work areas, using moving devices.
- Move controls to adjust, start, or stop equipment during grinding and polishing processes.
- Repair and maintain equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.
- Clean brass particles from files by drawing file cards through file grooves.
- Verify quality of finished workpieces by inspecting them, comparing them to templates, measuring their dimensions, or testing them in working machinery.
- Load and adjust workpieces onto equipment or work tables, using hand tools.
- Fill cracks or imperfections in marble with wax that matches the stone color.
- Remove completed workpieces from equipment or work tables, using hand tools, and place workpieces in containers.