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Grinding Machine Operators in California

Grinding Machine Operators in California

Get the information you need to know about working as a Grinding Machine Operator.

-3% Jobs Projection
$30,770 Median Salary
320 Job Openings

While jobs for Grinding Machine Operators in California are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Grinding Machine Operators in California is expected to decrease.

  • Grinding Machine Operators in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Grinding Machine Operators Work in California?

3,000 people worked as Grinding Machine Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,180 Grinding Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 180 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 500 Grinding Machine Operators working in it, which means California has more Grinding Machine Operators than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Grinding Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 3.3% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 320 annual job openings, and 2,900 total jobs in 2026 for Grinding Machine Operators in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,000 annual jobs and 28,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Grinding Machine Operators Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Grinding Machine Operators ranged from $23,600 to $49,210 with $30,770 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.34 to $23.66. The median hourly rate was $14.79.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.95 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.84.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Grinding Machine Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Grinding Machine Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,070 $29,650
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 310 $30,230
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 190 $38,040
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 110 $33,210
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 90 $40,120
Visalia-Porterville, CA 80 $32,190
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 80 $24,450

Top States for Grinding Machine Operators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Grinding Machine Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 3,000 $30,770
Texas 2,690 $31,670
Ohio 1,620 $36,150
Illinois 1,370 $39,930
Iowa 1,310 $37,970
New York 1,290 $38,610
Alabama 1,070 $40,400
Minnesota 1,060 $43,430
Pennsylvania 1,030 $38,800
Florida 1,000 $36,510
Oregon 910 $38,930
Indiana 890 $35,570
New Jersey 870 $35,930
Missouri 810 $32,210
Virginia 790 $32,110
Georgia 760 $34,640
Wisconsin 760 $39,260
Massachusetts 720 $42,320
Kentucky 720 $34,250
North Carolina 660 $32,270

Below are the states where Grinding Machine Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Wyoming $69,050
Nevada $52,470
West Virginia $51,300
Utah $46,160
Vermont $46,140
Arizona $45,340
North Dakota $45,170
Maine $44,970
New Mexico $44,690
Minnesota $43,430

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