Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
SOC 51-4033 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -14.1%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $46,937per year
- Projected openings
- 5,890
- Projected change
- -14.1%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Quality Control Analysis
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Speaking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $50,556 | 400 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $49,914 | 730 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $49,544 | 30 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $49,308 | 80 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $47,328 | 60 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $47,097 | 2,060 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $46,802 | 1,260 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $46,035 | 490 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $45,882 | 30 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $45,646 | 30 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $44,353 | 140 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $44,281 | 280 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $43,840 | 100 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $43,789 | 780 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $38,484 | 120 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | $45,464 | 1,100 | -26.3% |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $61,553 | 2,020 | -15.4% |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | $47,428 | 3,500 | -2.9% |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $60,397 | 1,390 | -20% |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $47,162 | 3,280 | -6.3% |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $47,878 | 3,160 | 0% |
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