Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

Detailed Occupation

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2024 Workforce

38.4k

Average Age

42.2

Estimated Job Growth

−12%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$46,790

Average Male Salary

$47,903

Average Female Salary

$40,303

About

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are most often employed by the Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic was $46,790 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are Winnebago County (Southeast & West)--Rockford City PUMA, IL, Ashtabula & Geauga Counties PUMA, OH, and Providence City PUMA, RI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are Winnebago County (Southeast & West)--Rockford City PUMA, IL, Bremer, Winneshiek, Fayette, Clayton, Allamakee, Chickasaw & Howard Counties PUMA, IA, and Calhoun County PUMA, AL.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce. Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce in 2024 was 38,415 people, of which 14.6% were women and 85.4% were men.

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are paid most in Venango, Jefferson, Clarion & Forest Counties PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Winnebago County (Southeast & West)--Rockford City PUMA, IL.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

32,792

Male Workforce

± 4.45k

5,623

Female Workforce

± 1.84k

The Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce in 2024 was 38,415 people (14.6% women and 85.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of −21.9% between 2018 (49,183) and 2024 (38,415).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Maryland ($92,732), New Mexico ($67,574), and Wisconsin ($58,589).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$46,790

AVERAGE WAGE

#385 in the ranking (2018)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earned an average of $46,790, $23,087 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2018.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.313

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.313, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic and on wages for those in the field. Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, by average wage, is Services incidental to transportation ($77,924).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

38.4k

2024 Workforce

± 4,811

−6.56%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 18.6%

This graphic shows the share of Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic employed by various industries. Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing employs the largest share of Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic at 29%, followed by Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing with 25.8% and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 24.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the US. The workforce of Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2024 was 38,415 people, with 14.6% woman, and 85.4% men. The average age of male Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the workforce is 41.9 and of female Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is 43.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2024 was 38,415 people, with 14.6% woman, and 85.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (5,278 people), 60 to 64 years (4,370 people), and 20 to 24 years (4,350 people). Among them they concentrated 36.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 25.4% of Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workers were Hispanic and 74.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (71.5%), Puerto Rican (9.35)%, and Dominican (7.27)%

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Races

In 2024, 61.3% of the Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce were White, of which 13.5% were women and 86.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (11.5%) and Other (10.9%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Engineering Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (406 people), Engineering (307 people), and Health (170 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workers were High School or Equivalent (18,330 people), Some college (7,167 people), and Secondary Education (5,972 people).

The graphic shows the Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic are expected to see a growth of −12% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

−12%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.