Job description

Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers 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.

• Grind, sand, clean, or polish objects or parts to correct defects or to prepare surfaces for further finishing, using hand tools and power tools.
• Verify quality of finished workpieces by inspecting them, comparing them to templates, measuring their dimensions, or testing them in working machinery.
• Move controls to adjust, start, or stop equipment during grinding and polishing processes.
• File grooved, contoured, and irregular surfaces of metal objects, such as metalworking dies and machine parts, to conform to templates, other parts, layouts, or blueprint specifications.

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Salary

Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers with little to no experience tend to make between $21500 and $24450 while the more experienced ones can earn over $37170 per year.

One of the easiest ways to increase your salary as a Hand Grinding and Polishing Worker is to move to a higher paying state like MA. Right now, the highest paying states for Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers are MA, ME, NJ, RI and CO.

However, a higher pay at MA doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the living expenses at MA might be twice as high than where you are currently at now.

Three other factors that can increase your salary as a Hand Grinding and Polishing Worker is the degree you hold, the industry you work in, and lastly the company you work for.

Requirements

We asked other Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers what degree they had when they got the job and most of them said they had a High School Diploma followed by less than a High School Diploma.

Other than that, we also asked them what did they major in and here are the most popular majors that came up.

Pros and Cons

Here are some of the pros and cons of being a Hand Grinding and Polishing Worker.

What is the job like

61% of Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers said they were satisfied with their job and 46% said they feel like their job is making other people’s lives better.

Is this right for me

You can read more about these career personality types here.

People who are suitable for this job tends to like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery..

They also like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas.

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