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Grinding Machine Operators in Colorado

Considering a career as a Grinding Machine Operator in Colorado?

1.6% Jobs Projection

$38,150 Median Salary

70 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Grinding Machine Operators in Colorado are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Grinding Machine Operators in Colorado is growing slower than average.
Grinding Machine Operators in Colorado earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Grinding Machine Operators Work in Colorado?

570 people worked as Grinding Machine Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 600 Grinding Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Colorado

Jobs for Grinding Machine Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 1.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -6.6%.

Colorado Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 70 annual job openings, and a total of 640 jobs for Colorado Grinding Machine Operators in 2026.

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

What do Grinding Machine Operators Make in Colorado?

In 2018 wages for Grinding Machine Operators ranged from $28,410 to $63,580 with $38,150 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.66 to $30.57. The median hourly rate was $18.34.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.39 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.05.

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

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Top Colorado 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
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	260	$37,690

Top States for Grinding Machine Operators Employment

View the list below to see 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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Occupation	Colorado Employment Total
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	750

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