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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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) |
| 31,890 |
2.9 % |
$18.30 |
$38,060 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.69 |
$13.95 |
$17.50 |
$21.97 |
$25.80 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$24,310 |
$29,020 |
$36,400 |
$45,700 |
$53,650 |
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 Product Manufacturing |
6,220 |
1.49 |
$18.36 |
$38,190 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying |
3,620 |
3.66 |
$20.44 |
$42,510 |
| Grain and Oilseed Milling |
3,310 |
5.57 |
$18.04 |
$37,530 |
| Animal Food Manufacturing |
1,460 |
2.36 |
$15.60 |
$32,440 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
1,220 |
0.09 |
$17.29 |
$35,960 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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) |
| California |
3,000 |
0.18 |
0.80 |
$16.19 |
$33,680 |
| Texas |
2,690 |
0.22 |
1.01 |
$16.71 |
$34,760 |
| Ohio |
1,620 |
0.30 |
1.36 |
$17.24 |
$35,860 |
| Illinois |
1,370 |
0.23 |
1.04 |
$19.15 |
$39,820 |
| Iowa |
1,310 |
0.85 |
3.85 |
$18.07 |
$37,590 |
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) |
| Iowa |
1,310 |
0.85 |
3.85 |
$18.07 |
$37,590 |
| North Dakota |
340 |
0.82 |
3.71 |
$21.71 |
$45,160 |
| Vermont |
190 |
0.62 |
2.80 |
$22.26 |
$46,300 |
| Wyoming |
150 |
0.57 |
2.58 |
$32.11 |
$66,790 |
| Montana |
260 |
0.56 |
2.53 |
$20.32 |
$42,270 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
150 |
0.57 |
2.58 |
$32.11 |
$66,790 |
| Nevada |
260 |
0.19 |
0.87 |
$27.18 |
$56,540 |
| West Virginia |
80 |
0.12 |
0.53 |
$24.24 |
$50,420 |
| Vermont |
190 |
0.62 |
2.80 |
$22.26 |
$46,300 |
| New Mexico |
120 |
0.15 |
0.67 |
$22.20 |
$46,180 |
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) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,130 |
0.24 |
1.11 |
$19.01 |
$39,540 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,070 |
0.17 |
0.79 |
$15.11 |
$31,420 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
990 |
0.10 |
0.47 |
$17.74 |
$36,900 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
630 |
0.18 |
0.80 |
$19.38 |
$40,320 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
540 |
0.46 |
2.07 |
$18.67 |
$38,840 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
440 |
0.15 |
0.67 |
$17.17 |
$35,710 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
380 |
0.19 |
0.88 |
$21.95 |
$45,660 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
370 |
0.14 |
0.62 |
$19.47 |
$40,490 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN |
360 |
0.55 |
2.50 |
$17.57 |
$36,560 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
330 |
0.12 |
0.56 |
$18.38 |
$38,220 |
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) |
| Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ |
130 |
2.17 |
9.85 |
$18.93 |
$39,380 |
| St. Cloud, MN |
170 |
1.60 |
7.28 |
$22.80 |
$47,420 |
| Jonesboro, AR |
80 |
1.35 |
6.15 |
$14.06 |
$29,250 |
| Waco, TX |
150 |
1.28 |
5.80 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL |
50 |
1.24 |
5.63 |
$19.75 |
$41,090 |
| Glens Falls, NY |
60 |
1.21 |
5.51 |
$17.34 |
$36,060 |
| Columbus, GA-AL |
130 |
1.12 |
5.07 |
$23.03 |
$47,910 |
| Bismarck, ND |
70 |
0.95 |
4.32 |
$24.96 |
$51,920 |
| Duluth, MN-WI |
110 |
0.86 |
3.92 |
$25.43 |
$52,890 |
| Toledo, OH |
250 |
0.83 |
3.78 |
$18.92 |
$39,360 |
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