DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4033 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 4015$20.00/hr$0.65/hr$14.11/hr$17.14/hr$20.49/hr$22.98/hr$24.71/hr
Minnesota 2,720307$19.09/hr$0.31/hr$13.59/hr$15.86/hr$18.44/hr$22.13/hr$25.95/hr
U S 76,8101,536$18.47/hr$0.09/hr$12.29/hr$14.33/hr$17.62/hr$21.86/hr$26.18/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing40$20.49/hr
Other Regional Data For Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,800 $18.84/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 360 $18.06/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 270 $17.22/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 130 $16.72/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 90 $17.58/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 80 $18.06/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 80 $18.67/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 40 $20.49/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 30 $15.64/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
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Tasks for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic