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

Considering a career as a Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setter, Operator, or Tender in Iowa?

-7% Jobs Projection
$35,100 Median Salary
90 Job Openings

While jobs for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Iowa are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Iowa is expected to decrease.

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

There were approximately 730 workers employed as Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state in 2018.

There were 790 Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 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 Iowa 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 Iowa

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 7.0% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 90 annual job openings, and 930 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 Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $27,290 to $46,970 with $35,100 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.12 to $22.58. The median hourly rate was $16.88.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.95 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.93.

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

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Top Iowa 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
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 130 $35,210
Dubuque, IA 80 $35,280
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 70 $33,740
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 70 $35,420
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 40 $49,240

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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