The median annual wage for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $43,160 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,470.
Pay spans roughly $35,610 at the 10th percentile to $60,020 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.75 per hour. An estimated 310 people work as grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.
| Median (annual) | $43,160 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,470 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.75 |
| 10th percentile | $35,610 |
| 90th percentile | $60,020 |
| Employment | 310 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.