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Highest Paying Industries for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The top 100 highest paying industries for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $47,270, metal ore mining is the highest paying industry for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders. It is followed by petroleum and coal products manufacturing industry (average annual salary $46,800). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Metal Ore Mining	$47,270	$33,960	940
2	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$46,800	$32,450	110
3	Federal government, including USPS	$46,710	$42,740	240
4	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$46,710	$42,740	240
5	Coal Mining	$46,470	$25,800	380
6	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$46,410	$29,170	480
7	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$46,290	$37,160	300
8	Federal, State, and Local Government	$46,290	$37,160	300
9	Paper Manufacturing	$46,210	$31,340	740
10	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$46,000	$37,150	320
11	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$45,890	$33,460	n/a
12	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$45,720	$22,680	210
13	Ship and Boat Building	$43,790	$31,690	180
14	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$41,820	$24,230	60
15	Beverage Manufacturing	$41,800	$24,220	140
16	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$41,800	$24,220	140
17	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$40,790	$27,830	750
18	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$40,290	$19,450	50
19	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$40,190	$24,670	60
20	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$40,190	$24,670	60
21	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$40,070	$22,380	120
22	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$39,650	$28,580	290
23	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$39,630	$25,150	30
24	Educational Services	$39,630	$25,150	30
25	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$38,640	$25,790	4,780
26	Mining	$38,540	$25,770	4,890
27	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$38,480	$21,630	90
28	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$37,330	$24,280	120
29	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$37,230	$23,860	130
30	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$37,120	$26,250	290
31	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$36,950	$26,300	180
32	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$36,850	$24,510	260
33	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$36,520	$24,770	3,450
34	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$36,440	$25,040	n/a
35	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$36,300	$25,120	160
36	Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing	$35,690	$31,240	n/a
37	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$35,550	$19,710	160
38	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$35,480	$26,500	270
39	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$35,440	$25,490	100
40	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$35,400	$22,770	100
41	Support Activities for Mining	$35,160	$25,270	110
42	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$35,080	$20,380	220
43	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$34,820	$20,410	70
44	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$34,820	$22,110	2,500
45	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$34,800	$21,850	840
46	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$34,590	$23,630	60
47	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$34,490	$21,570	60
48	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$34,390	$23,290	410
49	Rubber Product Manufacturing	$34,040	$23,560	310
50	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$33,780	$20,130	60
51	Machine Shops	$33,440	$22,280	200
52	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$33,230	$19,630	50
53	Chemical Manufacturing	$33,220	$19,190	1,120
54	Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing	$33,200	$20,570	740
55	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$32,830	$21,660	110
56	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$32,770	$22,350	130
57	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	$32,750	$21,370	1,570
58	Manufacturing	$32,730	$20,630	19,900
59	Building Finishing Contractors	$32,660	$22,500	340
60	Other Food Manufacturing	$32,630	$21,470	360
61	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$32,580	$21,800	290
62	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$32,530	$17,810	180
63	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$32,520	$17,790	30
64	Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$32,400	$21,350	290
65	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$32,230	$20,770	6,360
66	Food Manufacturing	$31,940	$20,380	5,970
67	Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	$31,710	$19,960	100
68	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$31,700	$21,330	360
69	Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing	$31,500	$18,240	50
70	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$31,440	$19,460	140
71	Construction	$31,410	$23,890	660
72	Machinery Manufacturing	$31,110	$21,800	850
73	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$31,070	$22,830	450
74	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$30,960	$23,000	n/a
75	Wood Product Manufacturing	$30,810	$20,050	560
76	Animal Food Manufacturing	$30,780	$20,150	960
77	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$30,730	$18,660	60
78	Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores	$30,720	$18,560	120
79	Specialty Trade Contractors	$30,720	$23,420	460
80	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$30,580	$19,950	2,950
81	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$30,400	$19,290	310
82	Foundries	$30,320	$21,120	230
83	Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$30,310	$19,800	90
84	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$30,030	$18,500	40
85	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$30,020	$20,140	1,760
86	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$30,010	$21,380	180
87	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$30,000	$19,360	120
88	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$29,460	$20,240	590
89	Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities	$29,190	$19,170	1,010
90	Construction of Buildings	$28,880	$25,130	70
91	Transportation and Warehousing	$28,830	$21,410	40
92	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$28,570	$20,480	80
93	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$28,450	$23,430	n/a
94	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$28,380	$21,710	90
95	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$27,980	$21,870	140
96	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$27,930	$25,130	n/a
97	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$27,540	$18,890	160
98	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$27,410	$19,620	330
99	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$27,180	$20,490	120
100	Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair	$27,090	$21,220	n/a