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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
51-9022 Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Grind, sand, or polish, using hand tools or hand-held power tools, a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects. Includes chippers, buffers, and finishers.
National estimates for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Industry profile for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Geographic profile for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
National estimates for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 24,050 |
4.0 % |
$ 16.53 |
$ 34,380 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.23 |
$ 13.06 |
$ 15.26 |
$ 18.90 |
$ 23.93 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 23,360 |
$ 27,170 |
$ 31,750 |
$ 39,310 |
$ 49,770 |
Industry profile for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Employment Services |
7,610 |
0.24 |
$ 14.32 |
$ 29,790 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
1,730 |
0.43 |
$ 17.67 |
$ 36,750 |
| Foundries |
1,440 |
1.36 |
$ 16.26 |
$ 33,810 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
1,240 |
0.22 |
$ 15.66 |
$ 32,570 |
| Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing |
1,170 |
0.34 |
$ 16.45 |
$ 34,210 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Foundries |
1,440 |
1.36 |
$ 16.26 |
$ 33,810 |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities |
1,070 |
0.81 |
$ 16.77 |
$ 34,880 |
| Ship and Boat Building |
1,010 |
0.74 |
$ 18.14 |
$ 37,730 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
1,730 |
0.43 |
$ 17.67 |
$ 36,750 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
1,070 |
0.40 |
$ 18.39 |
$ 38,240 |
Top paying industries for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance |
210 |
0.29 |
$ 23.51 |
$ 48,910 |
| Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 21.93 |
$ 45,620 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 20.68 |
$ 43,000 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
590 |
0.04 |
$ 20.39 |
$ 42,400 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
60 |
0.01 |
$ 20.14 |
$ 41,890 |
Geographic profile for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
4,070 |
0.25 |
1.43 |
$ 17.42 |
$ 36,230 |
| Texas |
2,690 |
0.22 |
1.29 |
$ 15.33 |
$ 31,880 |
| Wisconsin |
1,940 |
0.72 |
4.14 |
$ 15.01 |
$ 31,220 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,350 |
0.25 |
1.42 |
$ 16.72 |
$ 34,780 |
| New York |
1,070 |
0.12 |
0.71 |
$ 20.65 |
$ 42,950 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wisconsin |
1,940 |
0.72 |
4.14 |
$ 15.01 |
$ 31,220 |
| Rhode Island |
260 |
0.59 |
3.40 |
$ 18.48 |
$ 38,440 |
| North Dakota |
220 |
0.54 |
3.15 |
$ 13.81 |
$ 28,730 |
| Arkansas |
540 |
0.46 |
2.66 |
$ 15.64 |
$ 32,540 |
| Alabama |
520 |
0.27 |
1.58 |
$ 15.23 |
$ 31,670 |
Top paying states for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Connecticut |
260 |
0.17 |
0.97 |
$ 21.69 |
$ 45,110 |
| Maine |
50 |
0.09 |
0.55 |
$ 21.69 |
$ 45,110 |
| New York |
1,070 |
0.12 |
0.71 |
$ 20.65 |
$ 42,950 |
| Massachusetts |
350 |
0.10 |
0.60 |
$ 19.36 |
$ 40,270 |
| Rhode Island |
260 |
0.59 |
3.40 |
$ 18.48 |
$ 38,440 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,100 |
0.36 |
2.09 |
$ 16.39 |
$ 34,090 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,450 |
0.40 |
2.33 |
$ 14.73 |
$ 30,640 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,160 |
0.13 |
0.76 |
$ 21.28 |
$ 44,250 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
480 |
0.16 |
0.94 |
$ 17.84 |
$ 37,100 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
440 |
0.55 |
3.17 |
$ 14.83 |
$ 30,840 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
440 |
0.16 |
0.94 |
$ 17.49 |
$ 36,370 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
420 |
0.18 |
1.03 |
$ 23.75 |
$ 49,390 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
410 |
0.09 |
0.54 |
$ 17.05 |
$ 35,470 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
370 |
0.18 |
1.01 |
$ 17.08 |
$ 35,530 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
310 |
0.21 |
1.19 |
$ 16.56 |
$ 34,440 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Appleton, WI |
190 |
1.66 |
9.62 |
$ 14.80 |
$ 30,790 |
| Modesto, CA |
220 |
1.20 |
6.96 |
$ 14.98 |
$ 31,150 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
170 |
1.15 |
6.65 |
$ 15.15 |
$ 31,500 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN |
50 |
1.13 |
6.55 |
$ 14.72 |
$ 30,610 |
| Racine, WI |
80 |
1.12 |
6.46 |
$ 12.85 |
$ 26,720 |
| Gainesville, GA |
90 |
1.02 |
5.92 |
$ 16.89 |
$ 35,130 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
160 |
0.84 |
4.86 |
$ 12.48 |
$ 25,950 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA |
70 |
0.82 |
4.73 |
$ 18.12 |
$ 37,690 |
| Waco, TX |
90 |
0.77 |
4.43 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Sherman-Denison, TX |
30 |
0.70 |
4.04 |
$ 12.90 |
$ 26,840 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Springfield, MA-CT |
110 |
0.36 |
2.09 |
$ 26.83 |
$ 55,800 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
420 |
0.18 |
1.03 |
$ 23.75 |
$ 49,390 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 22.00 |
$ 45,770 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,160 |
0.13 |
0.76 |
$ 21.28 |
$ 44,250 |
| Fort Wayne, IN |
40 |
0.21 |
1.19 |
$ 20.56 |
$ 42,770 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 20.45 |
$ 42,540 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
70 |
0.07 |
0.41 |
$ 19.92 |
$ 41,440 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
210 |
0.20 |
1.18 |
$ 19.05 |
$ 39,630 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
150 |
0.15 |
0.88 |
$ 18.96 |
$ 39,430 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 18.96 |
$ 39,430 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand:
About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
