Employment Percentage: 
-10.006715916723
SOC ID: 
51-9022
SOC Title: 
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
ONET ID: 
51-9022.00
ONET Concat ID: 
51902200
Median Salary: 
31429.23
Ed Level High School: 
73.139999
Ed Level Certificate: 
11.41
Ed Level Some College: 
3.61
Ed Level Associates: 
10.57
Ed Level Bachelors: 
1.27
Ed Level Masters: 
0
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a high school diploma or less
Description: 

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.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Grind, sand, clean, or polish objects or parts to correct defects or to prepare surfaces for further finishing, using hand tools and power tools.</li><li>Verify quality of finished workpieces by inspecting them, comparing them to templates, measuring their dimensions, or testing them in working machinery.</li><li>Move controls to adjust, start, or stop equipment during grinding and polishing processes.</li><li>Remove completed workpieces from equipment or work tables, using hand tools, and place workpieces in containers.</li><li>Measure and mark equipment, objects, or parts to ensure grinding and polishing standards are met.</li><li>Trim, scrape, or deburr objects or parts, using chisels, scrapers, and other hand tools and equipment.</li><li>Transfer equipment, objects, or parts to specified work areas, using moving devices.</li><li>Repair and maintain equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
24905.54
Top Annual Earnings: 
48495.44
Title Slug: 
grinding-and-polishing-worker-hand