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Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber.
What a crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setter, operator, and tender does
Become a crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setter, operator, and tender
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setter, operator, and tender
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $31 per hour with an average salary of $54,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $23 and $34 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $19,500 and $61,900 per year.
- 52% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $31 per hour with an average salary of $36,500 per year.
Crushing, Grinding, And Polishing Machine Setter, Operator, And Tender job outlook
- There are 388 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 85 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 7% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 20% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.