Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers in California

Considering a career as a Hand Grinding and Polishing Worker in California?

While jobs for Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers in California are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers in California is expected to decrease.

• Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers Work in California?

In California, there were 3,800 people working as Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers in the year 2018.

There were 4,000 Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 200 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 415 Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers working in it, which means California has more Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers than average.

Job Projections for California

Jobs for Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers in this state are declining at a rate of 20.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -20.7%.

California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 380 annual job openings, and 3,800 total jobs in 2026 for Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,100 annual jobs and 21,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers ranged from $23,960 to $46,120 with $31,050 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.52 to $22.17. The median hourly rate was $14.93.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.22 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.71.

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

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Top California Metros for Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,850	$30,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	460	$36,200
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	360	$29,390
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	270	$33,880
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	220	$32,680
Modesto, CA	160	$27,260
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	100	$30,050
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	30	$26,870

Top States for Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	3,800	$31,050
Wisconsin	2,930	$28,030
Michigan	2,100	$27,680
New York	1,760	$29,250
Ohio	1,740	$27,600
Texas	1,470	$29,170
Missouri	1,460	$25,520
Indiana	1,340	$30,460
Pennsylvania	1,280	$35,190
Georgia	1,030	$27,690
Alabama	960	$29,510
North Carolina	750	$27,170
Illinois	680	$28,650
Kentucky	580	$28,590
Arkansas	580	$25,810
Florida	520	$30,130
New Jersey	500	$38,020
South Carolina	500	$25,820
Massachusetts	470	$38,640
Utah	440	$29,430

Below are the states where Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts	$38,640
New Jersey	$38,020
Maine	$37,720
Colorado	$36,940
Rhode Island	$36,350
Pennsylvania	$35,190
Arizona	$34,550
Maryland	$34,430
Nebraska	$33,570
South Dakota	$32,770

Related Careers in California

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	California Employment Total
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	14,320
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3,000

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.