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Also called grinding and polishing workers hand, aircraft skin burnisher, balance wheel arm burnisher and balance wheel hand filer.
$42,660
Median pay a year
10,510
People do this work
6
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Hand Grinding and Polishing Worker
Summary
Grinding and polishing worker using hand tools and power tools to grind, sand, and polish various materials like metal, wood, and glass. Inspects finished workpieces for quality and measures dimensions to meet standards
Experience
Hand Grinding and Polishing Worker
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Grinded, sanded, cleaned, or polished objects using hand tools and power tools
Verified quality of finished workpieces by inspecting them and measuring their dimensions
Measured and marked equipment and parts to meet grinding and polishing standards
Trimmed, scraped, or deburred objects using chisels and scrapers
Marked defects like knotholes and cracks for repair
Moved controls to adjust, start, or stop equipment during grinding and polishing
Loaded and adjusted workpieces onto equipment using hand tools
Skills
Core Skills
Reviewing blueprints and instructions, Marking equipment with labels, Comparing physical characteristics of materials, Measuring indicators, Measuring product dimensions, Cleaning workpieces or products, Moving equipment between areas, Driver's license, Selecting production equipment
Hands-On Work
Cleaning production equipment, Loading materials into production equipment
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Checked quality of finished workGround and polished objects by handMeasured and marked parts for workTrimmed and scraped objects as neededMarked defects for repair workAdjusted equipment during grinding process
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Inspected finished workpieces to ensure quality standards were met, identifying defects for repair.
Measured and marked parts accurately to guide grinding and polishing processes.
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Inspected finished workpieces to ensure quality standards were met, resulting in fewer defects needing repair
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Measured and marked parts accurately to guide grinding and polishing processes.
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Reviewing blueprints and instructions
Marking equipment with labels
Comparing physical characteristics of materials
Measuring indicators
Measuring product dimensions
Selecting production equipment
Cleaning production equipment
Loading materials into production equipment
Cleaning workpieces or products
Moving equipment between areas
Applying solutions
Removing products
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What a Hand Grinding and Polishing Worker does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Hand Grinding and Polishing Worker make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$37,450
Median
$42,660
75th percentile
$49,980
About 10,510 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$29,030
$35,620
$38,720
AR
$37,490
$38,960
$44,320
AZ
$38,270
$38,280
$46,520
CA
$38,520
$44,450
$51,020
CO
$37,810
$40,600
$49,450
CT
$47,680
$48,670
$58,480
DE
$32,720
$47,780
$47,780
FL
$35,380
$39,480
$46,540
GA
$34,020
$40,660
$52,790
IA
$44,060
$47,280
$49,180
IL
$35,940
$36,590
$38,160
IN
$35,480
$38,810
$45,670
KS
$42,960
$48,410
$55,420
LA
$31,310
$33,160
$34,680
MA
$37,700
$42,700
$48,280
MD
$47,940
$48,390
$55,480
MI
$37,240
$44,430
$52,810
MN
$44,750
$51,930
$59,010
MO
$46,480
$47,360
$58,950
MS
$34,320
$40,280
$42,070
MT
$47,700
$50,460
$50,700
NC
$35,600
$37,600
$43,580
NH
$44,260
$47,920
$51,750
NJ
$40,110
$47,840
$57,890
NM
$27,060
$28,640
$36,350
NV
$39,990
$45,310
$59,450
NY
$40,410
$47,240
$61,210
OH
$35,980
$40,310
$48,070
OK
$35,900
$38,340
$45,230
OR
$41,600
$42,380
$48,110
PA
$37,550
$40,510
$46,290
RI
$48,530
$51,630
$51,630
SC
$38,160
$45,710
$51,750
TN
$30,720
$33,830
$38,150
TX
$33,860
$38,170
$40,920
VA
$37,750
$48,830
$65,540
VT
$50,700
$56,850
$59,570
WA
$40,750
$47,290
$53,680
WI
$37,450
$47,790
$55,960
WV
$39,140
$39,870
$52,180
Other names
Other names for this job
grinding and polishing workers hand, aircraft skin burnisher, balance wheel arm burnisher, balance wheel hand filer, barrel finisher, beveler, bit shaver, buffer, burrer, cabinet finisher, casting finisher, center hole reamer.
More names for this work
chipper, deburr finisher, deburr hand, deburr operator, dial polisher, fettler, fiberglass boat parts finisher, filer, final finisher, finisher, finishing tech, finishing technician, flat surfacer, forging dies final finisher, glass beveler, glass edger, glass finisher, glass grinder, glass polisher, glass sander, glass smoother, gold burnisher, golf club facer, grease buffer, grinder, grinder chipper, grinding and polishing laborer, gun barrel finisher, hand buffer, hand edger, hand finisher, hand grinder, hand polisher, hand reamer, hand sander, hand scraper, hand shaper, hand stone polisher, hand stoner, hand tool filer, hand wood sander, implant polisher, jewel bearing broacher, jewel bearing polisher, jewel bearing turner, jewel grinder, jewel hole cornerer, jewel hole rough opener.
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This page is about the occupation Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.