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Index›Production›Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Grind, sand, or polish, using hand tools or hand-held power tools, a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects.

US jobs

11K

Avg. wage

$22/h

GDP output/y

$1.6B

Tasks

AI Parity

33%

Related occupationsGrinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners · Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Tool and Die Makers

Tasks

				Human	Best AI
#	Task ↕O*NET 30.1 · DOL	Output/y ▴est. · BEA + BLS	Verification method ↕est. · rubric v1	Qualitymeasured baseline	Configurationverified runs	Qualitysame test	vs human× output · − pts
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O*NET-SOC 51-9022.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025