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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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.
What a grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic does
Become a grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $32 per hour with an average salary of $44,600 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $21 and $30 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $12,200 and $60,900 per year.
- 53% 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 $26 per hour with an average salary of $31,800 per year.
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, And Buffing Machine Tool Setter, Operator, And Tender, Metal And Plastic job outlook
- There are 1,608 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 217 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 22% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.