Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Manufacturing
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 $21 per hour with an average salary of $44,600 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $18 and $24 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $37,500 and $49,000 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.

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Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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