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

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.

5.0% Jobs Projection
$32,270 Median Salary
140 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Georgia are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Georgia 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 Georgia?

1,030 people worked as Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 920 Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 110 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 Georgia has more Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Georgia

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 5.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -10.4%.

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Georgia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 140 annual job openings, and 1,270 total jobs in 2026 for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state.

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 Georgia?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $21,340 to $53,220 with $32,270 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.26 to $25.58. The median hourly rate was $15.51.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.93 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.58.

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

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Top Georgia 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
Columbus, GA-AL 210 $28,060
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 200 $30,410

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

The table below shows the states 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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