Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Wages
In 2015, the average annual wage in a Alabama was $23,950 with most people making betweeen $18,210 and $36,110
Wages by Industry
  • Foundries $29,040.00
  • Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing $25,440.00
  • Plastics Product Manufacturing $25,780.00
  • Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $31,570.00
  • Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities $28,200.00
  • Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing $26,750.00
Education Required
Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.
Common Majors
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About the job

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.

What you'll do
    • Apply solutions and chemicals to equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.
    • Clean brass particles from files by drawing file cards through file grooves.
    • 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.
    • Fill cracks or imperfections in marble with wax that matches the stone color.
    • Repair and maintain equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.
    • Sharpen abrasive grinding tools, using machines and hand tools.
    • Spread emery powder or other polishing compounds on stone, or wet stone surfaces with hoses, and guide buffing wheels over stone to polish surfaces.
    • Study blueprints or layouts to determine how to lay out workpieces or saw out templates.
    • Transfer equipment, objects, or parts to specified work areas, using moving devices.
    • Wash grit from stone, using hoses.
Things you need to know
    • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
    • Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
    • Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
    • Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
    • Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Abilities you'll need to have
    • Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
    • Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
    • Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
    • Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
    • Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
    • Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
    • Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.