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

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

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

-7% Jobs Projection
$37,480 Median Salary
200 Job Openings

While jobs for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New York 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 New York is expected to decrease.

  • Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New York earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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

In New York, there were 2,060 people working as Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 2,160 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 100 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 New York 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 New York

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 7.4% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 200 annual Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in New York, and 2,010 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 New York?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $25,960 to $55,580 with $37,480 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.48 to $26.72. The median hourly rate was $18.02.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.53 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.49.

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

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Top New York 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,540 $36,490
Rochester, NY 370 $34,120
Utica-Rome, NY 240 $36,450
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 230 $36,260
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 80 $36,680
Syracuse, NY 70 $35,220
Elmira, NY 60 $38,210
Ithaca, NY 40 $43,300
Binghamton, NY 40 $28,920

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

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation New York Employment Total
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 4,100
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,430
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 650
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 190

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