DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-9021 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 1,130216$22.85/hr$0.62/hr$15.73/hr$18.01/hr$22.05/hr$26.62/hr$31.19/hr
U S 33,360934$19.16/hr$0.13/hr$12.19/hr$14.66/hr$18.33/hr$23.06/hr$27.83/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing780$21.23/hr
Natural Resources and Mining170$26.42/hr
Construction90$24.98/hr
Other Regional Data For Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 1,130 $22.05/hr -0.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 350 $20.45/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 290 $21.82/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 270 $21.37/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 170 $27.07/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 160 $27.21/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 150 $20.44/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 60 $23.98/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 40 $17.44/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 40 $25.06/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 30 $24.80/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 20 N/A N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A $21.07/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Balance of State N/A $18.23/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A $20.76/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4,070$17.94/hr0.0%
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Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders290$16.85/hr2.1%
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