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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Industry profile for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Geographic profile for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

National estimates for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
27,320 2.1 % $ 21.79 $ 45,310 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.53 $ 17.26 $ 20.81 $ 24.98 $ 30.52
Annual Wage (2) $ 30,220 $ 35,910 $ 43,290 $ 51,960 $ 63,490


Industry profile for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 4,230 1.03 $ 21.63 $ 44,980
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 3,430 3.56 $ 24.26 $ 50,470
Grain and Oilseed Milling 3,000 4.78 $ 22.55 $ 46,900
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 1,090 0.08 $ 21.93 $ 45,620
Animal Slaughtering and Processing 1,060 0.20 $ 18.09 $ 37,630

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Grain and Oilseed Milling 3,000 4.78 $ 22.55 $ 46,900
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 3,430 3.56 $ 24.26 $ 50,470
Metal Ore Mining 990 2.35 $ 29.53 $ 61,420
Animal Food Manufacturing 750 1.07 $ 18.44 $ 38,350
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 4,230 1.03 $ 21.63 $ 44,980

Top paying industries for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 270 0.26 $ 30.10 $ 62,600
Coal Mining 310 0.78 $ 29.71 $ 61,790
Metal Ore Mining 990 2.35 $ 29.53 $ 61,420
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 430 0.50 $ 28.72 $ 59,740
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 140 0.04 $ 28.16 $ 58,580


Geographic profile for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 2,600 0.15 0.80 $ 21.25 $ 44,190
Texas 2,350 0.18 0.98 $ 19.06 $ 39,650
Indiana 1,600 0.52 2.81 $ 22.42 $ 46,630
Pennsylvania 1,420 0.24 1.33 $ 22.62 $ 47,050
New York 1,310 0.14 0.78 $ 22.69 $ 47,200


Map of location quotient of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Montana 300 0.61 3.28 $ 22.64 $ 47,090
Iowa 880 0.58 3.14 $ 23.93 $ 49,780
Wyoming 140 0.53 2.86 $ 29.39 $ 61,130
Indiana 1,600 0.52 2.81 $ 22.42 $ 46,630
Nevada 700 0.49 2.68 $ 28.80 $ 59,910


Map of annual mean wages of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 140 0.53 2.86 $ 29.39 $ 61,130
Nevada 700 0.49 2.68 $ 28.80 $ 59,910
Alaska 80 0.28 1.50 $ 28.11 $ 58,480
West Virginia 230 0.34 1.86 $ 28.08 $ 58,400
Minnesota 640 0.23 1.23 $ 27.22 $ 56,620



Map of employment of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,250 0.14 0.74 $ 23.02 $ 47,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 790 0.13 0.70 $ 20.31 $ 42,250
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 740 0.19 1.05 $ 18.66 $ 38,820
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 480 0.11 0.59 $ 25.72 $ 53,490
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 430 0.36 1.97 $ 22.63 $ 47,080
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 380 0.13 0.68 $ 19.56 $ 40,690
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 360 0.22 1.19 $ 23.66 $ 49,220
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 350 0.33 1.80 $ 23.11 $ 48,060
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 290 0.11 0.58 $ 25.51 $ 53,060
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 280 0.10 0.55 $ 22.06 $ 45,890


Map of location quotient of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Duluth, MN-WI 200 1.68 9.09 $ 29.01 $ 60,340
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 100 1.64 8.87 $ 20.47 $ 42,580
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 120 1.27 6.89 $ 20.10 $ 41,810
Reading, PA 170 1.01 5.46 $ 22.85 $ 47,530
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 40 0.99 5.36 $ 20.94 $ 43,550
Cedar Rapids, IA 130 0.92 4.96 $ 27.63 $ 57,470
Evansville, IN-KY 130 0.87 4.69 $ 22.53 $ 46,870
Merced, CA 60 0.83 4.48 $ 17.00 $ 35,350
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 70 0.78 4.23 $ 23.66 $ 49,210
St. Cloud, MN 80 0.77 4.18 $ 24.27 $ 50,480


Map of annual mean wages of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Duluth, MN-WI 200 1.68 9.09 $ 29.01 $ 60,340
Cedar Rapids, IA 130 0.92 4.96 $ 27.63 $ 57,470
Pittsfield, MA (8) (8) (8) $ 26.86 $ 55,860
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 210 0.10 0.55 $ 26.69 $ 55,520
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 140 0.07 0.39 $ 26.16 $ 54,410
Bakersfield, CA 110 0.33 1.81 $ 25.88 $ 53,820
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 480 0.11 0.59 $ 25.72 $ 53,490
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 290 0.11 0.58 $ 25.51 $ 53,060
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 40 0.65 3.52 $ 25.39 $ 52,810
Salt Lake City, UT 160 0.21 1.13 $ 25.34 $ 52,710

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 500 5.05 27.36 $ 31.63 $ 65,780
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 240 1.13 6.11 $ 20.21 $ 42,040
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 230 1.08 5.82 $ 24.99 $ 51,970
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 200 1.10 5.98 $ 18.52 $ 38,530
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 190 0.51 2.74 $ 20.56 $ 42,770

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 500 5.05 27.36 $ 31.63 $ 65,780
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 80 1.24 6.74 $ 24.05 $ 50,010
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 130 1.24 6.71 $ 25.49 $ 53,020
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 110 1.18 6.40 $ 17.07 $ 35,510
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 240 1.13 6.11 $ 20.21 $ 42,040

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area 40 0.44 2.38 $ 36.09 $ 75,060
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 40 0.46 2.50 $ 35.86 $ 74,590
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 500 5.05 27.36 $ 31.63 $ 65,780
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 40 0.78 4.22 $ 30.39 $ 63,210
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 70 0.74 4.00 $ 29.74 $ 61,860


About May 2022 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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023