The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Ohio is $41,420 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,100.
Pay spans roughly $34,360 at the 10th percentile to $58,420 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.91 per hour. An estimated 5,760 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Ohio.
| Median (annual) | $41,420 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,100 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.91 |
| 10th percentile | $34,360 |
| 90th percentile | $58,420 |
| Employment | 5,760 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.