The salary statistics of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operator, and tender salaries in different industries within the professional, scientific, and technical services sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders is $64,290. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $37,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders is $23,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in the industry sector of professional, scientific, and technical services from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,500 | -2.91% | 27.76% |
| 2016 | $38,590 | 1.48% | - |
| 2015 | $38,020 | 35.11% | - |
| 2014 | $24,670 | -12.73% | - |
| 2013 | $27,810 | 2.59% | - |
| 2012 | $27,090 | - | - |
The average salaries of crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in five industries in the professional, scientific, and technical services sector are shown below. We note that within this industry sector, the salaries vary among different industries. The highest paying industry for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operator, and tender occupations is the specialized design services industry with an annual salary $87,350. The lowest paying industry is the testing laboratories industry (annual salary $24,080). For detailed crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operator, and tender salary information in a particular industry, use the links provided below.
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].