Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

51-9021 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
33,140 2.5 % $16.21 $33,720 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.95 $12.25 $15.60 $19.54 $23.51
Annual Wage (2) $20,690 $25,480 $32,440 $40,650 $48,900

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 3,380 3.72 $17.58 $36,560
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 3,080 4.65 $14.84 $30,860
Grain and Oilseed Milling 2,610 4.52 $16.16 $33,600
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing 1,620 0.91 $18.06 $37,560
Animal Slaughtering and Processing 1,590 0.32 $13.33 $27,720

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 3,080 4.65 $14.84 $30,860
Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing 570 4.55 $17.08 $35,530
Grain and Oilseed Milling 2,610 4.52 $16.16 $33,600
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 3,380 3.72 $17.58 $36,560
Metal Ore Mining 790 2.31 $21.82 $45,390

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (8) (8) $25.04 $52,090
Support Activities for Mining 60 0.02 $22.80 $47,420
Metal Ore Mining 790 2.31 $21.82 $45,390
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 360 0.02 $21.56 $44,850
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 1,220 1.10 $21.01 $43,700

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 3,610 0.36 1.37 $13.82 $28,740
California 2,320 0.17 0.64 $16.03 $33,340
New York 2,040 0.25 0.94 $16.89 $35,120
Pennsylvania 1,540 0.28 1.07 $17.15 $35,670
Indiana 1,520 0.56 2.14 $15.56 $32,360




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Dakota 310 0.88 3.39 $16.11 $33,510
Vermont 250 0.86 3.31 $17.57 $36,540
Maine 400 0.69 2.63 $18.47 $38,430
Indiana 1,520 0.56 2.14 $15.56 $32,360
Montana 240 0.56 2.14 $19.50 $40,550




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 130 0.44 1.67 $25.58 $53,210
Wyoming 150 0.55 2.10 $23.78 $49,460
Hawaii 70 0.11 0.44 $23.56 $49,010
Montana 240 0.56 2.14 $19.50 $40,550
Minnesota 840 0.33 1.27 $19.42 $40,390

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,190 0.48 1.83 $13.80 $28,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 550 0.15 0.56 $14.25 $29,630
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 540 0.11 0.41 $17.26 $35,900
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 500 0.25 0.96 $14.67 $30,520
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 430 0.12 0.46 $19.69 $40,960
St. Louis, MO-IL 420 0.34 1.29 $17.85 $37,120
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 420 0.25 0.96 $19.97 $41,530
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 330 0.30 1.15 $12.64 $26,290
Pittsburgh, PA 320 0.30 1.14 $15.90 $33,070
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 320 0.60 2.31 $17.08 $35,520




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wausau, WI 190 2.98 11.44 $15.35 $31,930
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 80 2.02 7.74 $13.61 $28,320
Logan, UT-ID 90 1.92 7.35 $13.75 $28,600
Anniston-Oxford, AL 80 1.71 6.57 $18.96 $39,450
Ames, IA 50 1.32 5.05 $16.57 $34,460
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 80 1.15 4.43 $18.88 $39,280
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 70 1.13 4.33 $16.80 $34,940
Joplin, MO 80 1.10 4.23 $14.97 $31,140
Battle Creek, MI 50 0.98 3.75 $22.09 $45,940
Amarillo, TX 100 0.95 3.62 $11.41 $23,740