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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. Includes chippers, buffers, and finishers.

US jobs
10,510
Median wage
$42,660 a year
Job family
Production and manufacturing

Can agents do the work of grinding and polishing workers, hand?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Production and manufacturing: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)

No direct benchmark gives a success rate.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.

  • 11%Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipmentNot measured
  • 8%Maintain tools or equipmentNot measured
  • 7%Cut materialsNot measured
  • 7%Select materials or equipment for operations or projectsNot measured
  • 7%Operate cutting or grinding equipmentNot measured
  • 6%Move materials, equipment, or suppliesNot measured
  • 6%Mark materials or objects for identificationNot measured
  • 6%Read documents or materials to inform work processesNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in production and manufacturing, not always this occupation's tasks.

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Verify quality of finished workpieces by inspecting them, comparing them to templates, measuring their dimensions, or testing them in working machinery.
  • Grind, sand, clean, or polish objects or parts to correct defects or to prepare surfaces for further finishing, using hand tools and power tools.
  • Measure and mark equipment, objects, or parts to ensure grinding and polishing standards are met.
  • Trim, scrape, or deburr objects or parts, using chisels, scrapers, and other hand tools and equipment.
  • Mark defects, such as knotholes, cracks, and splits, for repair.
  • Study blueprints or layouts to determine how to lay out workpieces or saw out templates.
  • Move controls to adjust, start, or stop equipment during grinding and polishing processes.
  • Load and adjust workpieces onto equipment or work tables, using hand tools.
  • Repair and maintain equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.
  • Select files or other abrasives, according to materials, sizes and shapes of workpieces, amount of stock to be removed, finishes specified, and steps in finishing processes.
  • File grooved, contoured, and irregular surfaces of metal objects, such as metalworking dies and machine parts, to conform to templates, other parts, layouts, or blueprint specifications.
  • Sharpen abrasive grinding tools, using machines and hand tools.
Other job titles for this occupation (80)

Buffer · Casting Finisher · Chipper · Finisher · Grinder · Jewelry Polisher · Knife Grinder · Metal Finisher · Polisher · Stand Grinder · Aircraft Skin Burnisher · Balance Wheel Arm Burnisher · Balance Wheel Hand Filer · Barrel Finisher · Beveler · Bit Shaver · Burrer · Cabinet Finisher · Center Hole Reamer · Deburr Finisher · Deburr Hand · Deburr Operator · Dial Polisher · Fettler · Fiberglass Boat Parts Finisher · Filer · Final Finisher · Finishing Technician (Finishing Tech) · Flat Surfacer · Forging Dies Final Finisher · Glass Beveler · Glass Edger · Glass Finisher · Glass Grinder · Glass Polisher · Glass Sander · Glass Smoother · Gold Burnisher · Golf Club Facer · Grease Buffer · Grinder Chipper · Grinding and Polishing Laborer · Gun Barrel Finisher · Hand Buffer · Hand Edger · Hand Finisher · Hand Grinder · Hand Polisher · Hand Reamer · Hand Sander · Hand Scraper · Hand Shaper · Hand Stone Polisher · Hand Stoner · Hand Tool Filer · Hand Wood Sander · Implant Polisher · Jewel Bearing Broacher · Jewel Bearing Polisher · Jewel Bearing Turner · Jewel Grinder · Jewel Hole Cornerer · Jewel Hole Rough Opener · Jewelry Grinder · Metal Mold Dresser · Metal Sander · Mirror Polisher · Mold Dresser · Mold Finisher · Natural Fabricator · Needle Polisher · Nib Finisher · Parts Finisher · Patch Sander · Pipe Buffer · Pipe Finisher · Pivot End Polisher · Plastic Boat Buffer · Plate Conditioner · Product Finisher