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Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Delaware

Get the information you need to know about working as a Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setter, Operator, or Tender.

$25,960 Median Salary
10 Job Openings
  • Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Delaware earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Delaware?

40 people worked as Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 30 Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 830 Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Delaware has fewer Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Delaware

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, which is better than what is projected nationwide which is a decrease of 10.4%.

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Delaware Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 10 annual Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Delaware, and 110 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,800 annual jobs and 68,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Delaware?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $20,430 to $38,710 with $25,960 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.82 to $18.61. The median hourly rate was $12.48.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.97 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $4.49.

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

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Top Delaware Metros for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 490 $35,580

Top States for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 8,270 $31,620
Ohio 6,660 $33,290
Indiana 5,680 $35,100
Wisconsin 4,550 $35,590
Michigan 4,020 $36,350
Texas 3,640 $30,040
Pennsylvania 3,430 $36,620
Illinois 3,150 $36,400
Minnesota 2,290 $37,090
North Carolina 2,260 $37,720
New York 2,060 $37,480
Alabama 1,790 $32,210
Oregon 1,700 $40,960
Massachusetts 1,650 $39,410
Florida 1,640 $32,190
Missouri 1,630 $39,120
Tennessee 1,500 $35,460
Connecticut 1,240 $40,670
South Carolina 1,160 $39,860
Washington 1,140 $35,350

Below are the states where Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Maine $41,510
Oregon $40,960
Maryland $40,680
Connecticut $40,670
North Dakota $40,370
South Carolina $39,860
Mississippi $39,650
Massachusetts $39,410
Missouri $39,120
Louisiana $38,880

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