The median annual wage for Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $58,000 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,090.
Pay spans roughly $34,620 at the 10th percentile to $67,080 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.89 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
| Median (annual) | $58,000 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,090 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.89 |
| 10th percentile | $34,620 |
| 90th percentile | $67,080 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.