State Map for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic

Looking to move? Some states have more opportunities for this type of work than others.

  • Orange states have an above average share of this career in their workforce.
  • Blue states have a below average share of this career in their workforce.
StateJob Outlook
AlabamaAbove average opportunities
AlaskaNo data available
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaBelow average opportunities
ArkansasAverage opportunities
CaliforniaAverage opportunities
ColoradoBelow average opportunities
ConnecticutAbove average opportunities
DelawareBelow average opportunities
District of ColumbiaNo data available
FloridaBelow average opportunities
GeorgiaBelow average opportunities
GuamNo data available
HawaiiNo data available
IdahoBelow average opportunities
IllinoisAbove average opportunities
IndianaAbove average opportunities
IowaAverage opportunities
KansasAverage opportunities
KentuckyBelow average opportunities
LouisianaNo data available
MaineBelow average opportunities
MarylandBelow average opportunities
MassachusettsAverage opportunities
MichiganAbove average opportunities
MinnesotaAverage opportunities
MississippiAverage opportunities
MissouriAverage opportunities
MontanaBelow average opportunities
NebraskaBelow average opportunities
NevadaBelow average opportunities
New HampshireAbove average opportunities
New JerseyBelow average opportunities
New MexicoBelow average opportunities
New YorkBelow average opportunities
North CarolinaAverage opportunities
North DakotaNo data available
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioAbove average opportunities
OklahomaBelow average opportunities
OregonAverage opportunities
PennsylvaniaAbove average opportunities
Puerto RicoNo data available
Rhode IslandAverage opportunities
South CarolinaAbove average opportunities
South DakotaAverage opportunities
TennesseeAverage opportunities
TexasBelow average opportunities
UtahBelow average opportunities
VermontAbove average opportunities
Virgin IslandsNo data available
VirginiaBelow average opportunities
WashingtonAverage opportunities
West VirginiaBelow average opportunities
WisconsinAbove average opportunities
WyomingNo data available

For detailed state-by-state info, see employment and wages external site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Outlook

Below Average
Nationwide, new job opportunities for grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are less likely in the future.