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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects.
What a tool grinder, filer, and sharpener does
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If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good tool grinder, filer, and sharpener
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $32 per hour with a typical salary of $73,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $23 and $36 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $21,900 and $80,200 per year.
- 61% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $21 per hour with a typical salary of $25,000 per year.
- 22% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Tool Grinder, Filer, And Sharpener job outlook
- There are 333 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 37 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 14% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.