Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers in New Hampshire

Get the information you need to know about working as a Hand Grinding and Polishing Worker.

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

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

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

How Many Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers Work in New Hampshire?

There were approximately 120 workers employed as Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers in this state in 2018.

There were 170 Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 415 Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers working in it, which means New Hampshire has fewer Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers than average.

Job Projections for New Hampshire

Jobs for Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers in this state are declining at a rate of 23.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -20.7%.

New Hampshire Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 20 annual job openings, and a total of 160 jobs for New Hampshire Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers in 2026.

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

What do Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers Make in New Hampshire?

In 2018 wages for Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers ranged from $20,430 to $45,430 with $27,640 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.82 to $21.84. The median hourly rate was $13.29.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.28 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.01.

The median salary in New Hampshire is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Hampshire 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
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	230	$44,890

Top States for Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers Employment

The table below shows the states 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 New Hampshire

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	New Hampshire Employment Total
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	400
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	230

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.