Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers in New Mexico

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 Mexico are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

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

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

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

There were approximately 60 workers employed as Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers in this state in 2018.

There were 110 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 Mexico has fewer Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers than average.

Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers in this state are declining at a rate of 22.2% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -20.7%.

New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 10 annual job openings, and 70 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 New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers ranged from $21,220 to $38,970 with $26,550 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.2 to $18.74. The median hourly rate was $12.76.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.84 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.08.

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

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Top New Mexico 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
Albuquerque, NM	50	$26,280

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 New Mexico

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	New Mexico Employment Total
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	440
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	120

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.