Precision Grinder: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 51-4033 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Canton-Massillon, OH	$67,210	350	4.98	1.47
Bend, OR	$60,180	40	0.94	1.10
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$59,750	460	16.96	1.30
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$58,680	930	1.78	0.97
Utica-Rome, NY	$57,420	130	2.61	1.17
St. Cloud, MN	$57,110	50	1.09	1.12
Sandusky, OH	$56,670	120	5.38	1.26
Rochester, MN	$55,990	30	0.65	0.92
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$55,590	70	1.22	1.25
Spartanburg, SC	$55,080	190	2.62	1.16
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$53,930	1,050	1.16	0.74
Longview-Kelso, WA	$53,620	50	2.88	0.93
Reading, PA	$53,090	350	4.64	1.07
Tyler, TX	$52,880	50	1.01	1.24
Springfield, MA	$52,660	350	4.06	1.01
Sheboygan, WI	$52,310	200	7.65	1.01
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$51,990	1,000	1.19	0.88
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$51,930	180	1.04	1.06
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$51,070	1,630	1.4	0.77
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$51,000	700	1.19	1.02
Saginaw, MI	$50,880	30	0.99	1.10
Albany, OR	$50,840	180	8.83	1.02
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$50,760	70	0.62	1.00
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$50,650	50	1.81	1.05
Asheville, NC	$50,400	90	1.18	1.08
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$50,300	40	1.61	0.84
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$50,280	70	1.42	0.84
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$50,130	700	2.71	0.84
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$49,680	150	0.83	0.81
Portland-South Portland, ME	$49,640	80	0.67	0.87
Appleton, WI	$49,500	100	1.94	0.99
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$49,430	100	2.78	1.04
Peoria, IL	$49,300	260	3.67	0.99
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$49,230	830	1.69	0.59
Eau Claire, WI	$49,010	120	3.13	1.02
Richmond, VA	$48,960	100	0.36	0.95
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$48,690	1,180	0.29	0.79
Pueblo, CO	$48,640	50	1.71	0.99
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$48,630	280	1.79	1.04
Dubuque, IA	$48,620	70	2.94	1.00
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$48,620	220	0.74	1.01
New Haven, CT	$48,570	200	1.69	0.81
Pittsburgh, PA	$48,530	680	1.42	0.98
Lincoln, NE	$48,500	50	0.67	0.97
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$48,390	140	3.38	0.90
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$48,370	460	2.81	0.99
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$48,320	650	0.64	0.65
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$47,890	200	1.56	1.00
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$47,860	410	1.32	0.89
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$47,750	1,080	3.05	0.93
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$47,680	790	1.66	0.97
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$47,650	240	0.35	0.76
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$47,650	710	0.57	0.88
Vallejo, CA	$47,630	60	0.9	0.81
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,530	150	0.25	1.02
Waco, TX	$47,480	50	0.9	1.03
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$47,440	220	4.05	0.99
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$47,440	170	0.93	1.02
Syracuse, NY	$47,420	320	2.47	0.89
Florence, SC	$47,380	60	1.69	1.09
Lancaster, PA	$47,350	190	1.78	0.98
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$47,320	150	0.57	1.01
Madison, WI	$47,220	310	1.75	0.81
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$47,170	160	2.02	0.97
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$47,170	50	0.49	1.05
Green Bay, WI	$46,790	150	2.06	0.94
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$46,760	110	0.18	0.79
Reno, NV	$46,760	60	0.5	0.94
Kenosha, WI	$46,740	70	2.26	0.97
Jackson, MI	$46,730	200	8.13	0.98
Binghamton, NY	$46,720	50	1.26	0.94
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$46,700	70	0.38	0.80
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$46,680	340	3.11	0.85
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$46,670	310	0.65	0.93
Omaha, NE-IA	$46,590	30	0.15	0.94
Fort Wayne, IN	$46,530	200	2.03	0.98
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$46,490	330	0.27	0.91
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$46,420	3,110	1.6	0.85
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$46,400	90	1.64	0.81
Roanoke, VA	$46,390	40	0.57	0.98
Terre Haute, IN	$46,370	60	2.32	1.03
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,360	1,210	1.47	0.89
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$46,290	380	1.64	0.91
St. Louis, MO-IL	$46,230	740	1.28	0.92
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$46,230	40	1.84	0.96
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$46,220	50	1.57	1.00
Worcester, MA	$46,210	310	2.08	0.80
Springfield, MO	$46,170	180	1.89	1.01
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$46,160	500	0.76	0.79
Carson City, NV	$46,140	40	2.73	0.81
Yakima, WA	$46,020	40	1	0.96
Cedar Rapids, IA	$45,990	30	0.57	0.93
Fond du Lac, WI	$45,850	40	2.26	0.91
Columbia, SC	$45,780	220	1.31	0.99
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$45,620	90	0.24	0.83
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$45,560	70	2.2	0.93
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$45,500	40	0.26	0.96
Cleveland, OH	$45,440	1,620	3.65	0.91
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$45,440	3,920	1.45	0.81
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$45,430	80	0.83	0.99
Erie, PA	$45,390	320	6.24	1.02
Toledo, OH	$45,350	230	1.86	0.94
Akron, OH	$45,330	450	3.28	0.93
Mansfield, OH	$45,250	80	3.9	1.01
Evansville, IN	$45,230	60	1.06	0.97
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$45,190	110	0.72	0.95
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$45,140	50	1.56	0.95
Lewiston, ID-WA	$45,130	50	4.02	0.93
Rochester, NY	$45,110	330	1.54	0.88
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$45,100	70	0.46	0.91
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$45,050	140	0.31	0.75
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$45,030	170	1.94	0.80
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$45,030	300	4.38	1.03
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$44,960	70	0.14	0.96
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$44,960	520	0.5	0.88
Tucson, AZ	$44,930	80	0.49	0.94
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$44,900	530	1.12	0.89
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$44,890	120	0.71	0.87
Kansas City, MO-KS	$44,860	300	0.63	0.88
Modesto, CA	$44,780	70	0.86	0.88
Columbus, OH	$44,650	460	0.96	0.87
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$44,580	220	1.59	0.85
Rockford, IL	$44,580	310	5.26	0.95
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$44,450	210	2.69	0.92
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$44,340	160	2.8	0.95
Springfield, OH	$44,270	90	4.61	0.97
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$44,160	100	0.78	0.90
Kankakee, IL	$44,130	40	1.93	0.96
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$44,100	130	1.34	0.84
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$43,960	520	3.24	0.88
Monroe, MI	$43,680	90	5.26	0.94
Morristown, TN	$43,680	30	1.56	0.99
Elmira, NY	$43,620	40	2.63	0.91
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$43,280	1,290	0.91	0.88
Columbus, IN	$43,240	120	5.73	0.89
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$43,130	830	1.13	0.89
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$42,700	640	0.37	0.83
Colorado Springs, CO	$42,420	50	0.36	0.80
Wichita, KS	$42,370	480	3.61	0.89
Greeley, CO	$42,330	60	1.23	0.77
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$42,250	150	0.27	0.74
Killeen-Temple, TX	$41,490	40	0.59	0.89
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$41,150	810	3.16	0.87
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$41,050	170	2.46	0.80
Battle Creek, MI	$40,610	50	1.94	0.83
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$40,600	70	0.05	0.57
Wausau, WI	$40,580	160	5.47	0.83
Ann Arbor, MI	$40,500	50	0.53	0.73
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$40,310	230	0.36	0.82
Fresno, CA	$40,040	100	0.51	0.85
Niles, MI	$40,000	140	5.32	0.87
Clarksville, TN-KY	$39,770	90	2.06	0.89
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$39,720	110	1.61	0.82
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$39,440	90	0.82	0.85
Traverse City, MI	$39,420	50	1.68	0.83
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$39,300	100	1.44	0.87
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$39,240	40	0.36	0.84
Knoxville, TN	$39,170	130	0.73	0.83
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$39,080	110	5.69	0.92
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$39,080	50	0.43	0.80
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$39,050	170	9.53	0.86
Mobile, AL	$38,900	40	0.5	0.83
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$38,890	160	1.38	0.83
Montgomery, AL	$38,790	70	0.92	0.86
Wilmington, NC	$38,720	40	0.49	0.85
Jacksonville, FL	$38,670	70	0.2	0.79
Tulsa, OK	$38,570	370	1.87	0.83
El Paso, TX	$38,540	30	0.22	0.98
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$38,500	90	1.63	0.79
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$38,220	180	0.15	0.79
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$37,960	80	0.16	0.81
Flint, MI	$37,910	50	0.79	0.83
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$37,750	70	1.47	0.80
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$37,590	40	0.87	0.95
Lynchburg, VA	$37,110	50	1.25	0.80
Winston-Salem, NC	$37,040	40	0.35	0.80
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$36,830	50	0.15	0.75
Ogden, UT	$36,710	70	0.6	0.75
Huntsville, AL	$36,520	200	1.71	0.71
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$36,520	40	0.33	0.79
Birmingham, AL	$36,180	400	1.8	0.76
Oklahoma City, OK	$36,040	150	0.5	0.76
Baton Rouge, LA	$35,790	50	0.27	0.73
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$28,700	40	0.13	0.97

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.47	$67,210	4.98
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.30	$59,750	16.96
Sandusky, OH	1.26	$56,670	5.38
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.25	$55,590	1.22
Tyler, TX	1.24	$52,880	1.01
Utica-Rome, NY	1.17	$57,420	2.61
Spartanburg, SC	1.16	$55,080	2.62
St. Cloud, MN	1.12	$57,110	1.09
Bend, OR	1.10	$60,180	0.94
Saginaw, MI	1.10	$50,880	0.99
Florence, SC	1.09	$47,380	1.69
Asheville, NC	1.08	$50,400	1.18
Reading, PA	1.07	$53,090	4.64
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.06	$51,930	1.04
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.05	$47,170	0.49
Janesville-Beloit, WI	1.05	$50,650	1.81
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.04	$48,630	1.79
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.04	$49,430	2.78
Terre Haute, IN	1.03	$46,370	2.32
Waco, TX	1.03	$47,480	0.9
Youngstown-Warren, OH	1.03	$45,030	4.38
Albany, OR	1.02	$50,840	8.83
Erie, PA	1.02	$45,390	6.24
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.02	$51,000	1.19
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.02	$47,530	0.25
Eau Claire, WI	1.02	$49,010	3.13
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.02	$47,440	0.93
Springfield, MA	1.01	$52,660	4.06
Mansfield, OH	1.01	$45,250	3.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.01	$47,320	0.57
Springfield, MO	1.01	$46,170	1.89
Sheboygan, WI	1.01	$52,310	7.65
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.01	$48,620	0.74
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	1.00	$46,220	1.57
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.00	$47,890	1.56
Dubuque, IA	1.00	$48,620	2.94
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	1.00	$50,760	0.62
Peoria, IL	0.99	$49,300	3.67
Pueblo, CO	0.99	$48,640	1.71
Appleton, WI	0.99	$49,500	1.94
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	0.99	$45,430	0.83
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	0.99	$48,370	2.81
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	0.99	$47,440	4.05
Morristown, TN	0.99	$43,680	1.56
Columbia, SC	0.99	$45,780	1.31
Roanoke, VA	0.98	$46,390	0.57
Lancaster, PA	0.98	$47,350	1.78
Jackson, MI	0.98	$46,730	8.13
Pittsburgh, PA	0.98	$48,530	1.42
Fort Wayne, IN	0.98	$46,530	2.03
El Paso, TX	0.98	$38,540	0.22
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	0.97	$28,700	0.13
Lincoln, NE	0.97	$48,500	0.67
Springfield, OH	0.97	$44,270	4.61
Evansville, IN	0.97	$45,230	1.06
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	0.97	$47,170	2.02
Kenosha, WI	0.97	$46,740	2.26
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.97	$58,680	1.78
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	0.97	$47,680	1.66
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	0.96	$44,960	0.14
Kankakee, IL	0.96	$44,130	1.93
Yakima, WA	0.96	$46,020	1
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	0.96	$46,230	1.84
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	0.96	$45,500	0.26
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	0.95	$44,340	2.8
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	0.95	$45,190	0.72
Richmond, VA	0.95	$48,960	0.36
Fort Smith, AR-OK	0.95	$37,590	0.87
Rockford, IL	0.95	$44,580	5.26
Coeur d'Alene, ID	0.95	$45,140	1.56
Monroe, MI	0.94	$43,680	5.26
Binghamton, NY	0.94	$46,720	1.26
Reno, NV	0.94	$46,760	0.5
Tucson, AZ	0.94	$44,930	0.49
Toledo, OH	0.94	$45,350	1.86
Omaha, NE-IA	0.94	$46,590	0.15
Green Bay, WI	0.94	$46,790	2.06
Lewiston, ID-WA	0.93	$45,130	4.02
Longview-Kelso, WA	0.93	$53,620	2.88
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	0.93	$47,750	3.05
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	0.93	$45,560	2.2
Cedar Rapids, IA	0.93	$45,990	0.57
Akron, OH	0.93	$45,330	3.28
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.93	$46,670	0.65
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.92	$46,230	1.28
Rochester, MN	0.92	$55,990	0.65
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	0.92	$44,450	2.69
Anniston-Oxford, AL	0.92	$39,080	5.69
Elmira, NY	0.91	$43,620	2.63
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.91	$46,290	1.64
Fond du Lac, WI	0.91	$45,850	2.26
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	0.91	$45,100	0.46
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.91	$46,490	0.27
Cleveland, OH	0.91	$45,440	3.65
Stockton-Lodi, CA	0.90	$44,160	0.78
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	0.90	$48,390	3.38
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.89	$44,900	1.12
Syracuse, NY	0.89	$47,420	2.47
Columbus, IN	0.89	$43,240	5.73
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	0.89	$47,860	1.32
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.89	$43,130	1.13
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.89	$46,360	1.47
Wichita, KS	0.89	$42,370	3.61
Killeen-Temple, TX	0.89	$41,490	0.59
Clarksville, TN-KY	0.89	$39,770	2.06
Modesto, CA	0.88	$44,780	0.86
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.88	$44,860	0.63
Rochester, NY	0.88	$45,110	1.54
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	0.88	$43,960	3.24
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	0.88	$47,650	0.57
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.88	$51,990	1.19
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.88	$43,280	0.91
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.88	$44,960	0.5
Portland-South Portland, ME	0.87	$49,640	0.67
Niles, MI	0.87	$40,000	5.32
Columbus, OH	0.87	$44,650	0.96
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	0.87	$39,300	1.44
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	0.87	$44,890	0.71
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	0.87	$41,150	3.16
Montgomery, AL	0.86	$38,790	0.92
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	0.86	$39,050	9.53
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	0.85	$46,680	3.11
Fresno, CA	0.85	$40,040	0.51
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	0.85	$39,440	0.82
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.85	$44,580	1.59
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.85	$46,420	1.6
Wilmington, NC	0.85	$38,720	0.49
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	0.84	$50,300	1.61
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	0.84	$39,240	0.36
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	0.84	$50,280	1.42
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	0.84	$50,130	2.71
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	0.84	$44,100	1.34
Battle Creek, MI	0.83	$40,610	1.94
Chattanooga, TN-GA	0.83	$38,890	1.38
Knoxville, TN	0.83	$39,170	0.73
Wausau, WI	0.83	$40,580	5.47
Traverse City, MI	0.83	$39,420	1.68
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.83	$42,700	0.37
Mobile, AL	0.83	$38,900	0.5
Tulsa, OK	0.83	$38,570	1.87
Flint, MI	0.83	$37,910	0.79
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.83	$45,620	0.24
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.82	$40,310	0.36
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	0.82	$39,720	1.61
Carson City, NV	0.81	$46,140	2.73
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.81	$45,440	1.45
Madison, WI	0.81	$47,220	1.75
Vallejo, CA	0.81	$47,630	0.9
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	0.81	$46,400	1.64
New Haven, CT	0.81	$48,570	1.69
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	0.81	$49,680	0.83
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	0.81	$37,960	0.16
Colorado Springs, CO	0.80	$42,420	0.36
Lynchburg, VA	0.80	$37,110	1.25
Worcester, MA	0.80	$46,210	2.08
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.80	$46,700	0.38
Winston-Salem, NC	0.80	$37,040	0.35
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	0.80	$41,050	2.46
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	0.80	$39,080	0.43
Manchester-Nashua, NH	0.80	$45,030	1.94
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	0.80	$37,750	1.47
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	0.79	$38,500	1.63
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.79	$48,690	0.29
Jacksonville, FL	0.79	$38,670	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.79	$46,760	0.18
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	0.79	$36,520	0.33
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.79	$46,160	0.76
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.79	$38,220	0.15
Greeley, CO	0.77	$42,330	1.23
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.77	$51,070	1.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.76	$47,650	0.35
Oklahoma City, OK	0.76	$36,040	0.5
Birmingham, AL	0.76	$36,180	1.8
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.75	$45,050	0.31
Ogden, UT	0.75	$36,710	0.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	0.75	$36,830	0.15
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.74	$53,930	1.16
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.74	$42,250	0.27
Baton Rouge, LA	0.73	$35,790	0.27
Ann Arbor, MI	0.73	$40,500	0.53
Huntsville, AL	0.71	$36,520	1.71
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.65	$48,320	0.64
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.59	$49,230	1.69
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.57	$40,600	0.05

Broader occupation Our title "Precision Grinder" is reported by BLS as SOC 51-4033 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS groups Precision Grinder within Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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