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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners in New York

Is New York a good place for you to work as a Tool Grinder, Filer, or Sharpener?

-3% Jobs Projection
$32,940 Median Salary
50 Job Openings

While jobs for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners in New York are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners in New York is expected to decrease.

  • Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners in New York earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners Work in New York?

In New York, there were 170 people working as Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners in the year 2018.

There were 270 Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 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 125 Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners working in it, which means New York has more Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners than average.

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Job Projections for New York

Jobs for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners in this state are declining at a rate of 2.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 50 annual job openings, and 360 total jobs in 2026 for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,100 annual jobs and 9,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners Make in New York?

In 2018 wages for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners ranged from $22,560 to $73,850 with $32,940 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.85 to $35.5. The median hourly rate was $15.83.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.44 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.61.

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

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Top New York Metros for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 70 $24,590
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 40 $32,360

Top States for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners Employment

The table below shows the states where most Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 930 $34,680
Ohio 460 $37,680
Oregon 410 $41,960
Illinois 400 $46,240
Michigan 390 $39,930
Texas 360 $39,600
Missouri 310 $31,360
Pennsylvania 290 $41,790
Alabama 280 $29,860
Oklahoma 240 $36,820
Washington 190 $59,480
Georgia 170 $34,680
New York 170 $32,940
Kentucky 150 $35,650
North Carolina 150 $42,850
Minnesota 140 $36,320
Arkansas 130 $40,710
Wisconsin 130 $31,860
Massachusetts 120 $39,560
Virginia 110 $29,900

Below are the states where Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Washington $59,480
New Hampshire $49,550
Iowa $47,000
Illinois $46,240
Nebraska $45,900
Idaho $44,130
Connecticut $43,530
Vermont $43,090
North Carolina $42,850
Oregon $41,960

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