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

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

-10% Jobs Projection
$33,290 Median Salary
620 Job Openings

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

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

In Ohio, there were 6,660 people working as Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 6,870 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 210 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 Ohio 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 Ohio

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 10.2% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Ohio Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 620 annual job openings, and a total of 6,260 jobs for Ohio Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 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 Ohio?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $23,140 to $49,720 with $33,290 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.12 to $23.9. The median hourly rate was $16.01.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.4 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.61.

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

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Top Ohio 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
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 1,790 $34,900
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 660 $36,440
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 650 $34,070
Dayton, OH 560 $34,660
Akron, OH 460 $32,270
Columbus, OH 380 $32,110
Toledo, OH 200 $35,000
Canton-Massillon, OH 200 $26,270
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 70 $41,390
Springfield, OH 50 $32,390

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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