The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Greensboro-High Point, NC is $47,100 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,120.
Pay spans roughly $35,670 at the 10th percentile to $57,110 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.65 per hour. An estimated 280 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Greensboro-High Point, NC.
| Median (annual) | $47,100 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,120 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.65 |
| 10th percentile | $35,670 |
| 90th percentile | $57,110 |
| Employment | 280 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.