Career Atlas USA

Best States for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1Indiana89.3 / 100
  2. 2Wisconsin84.8 / 100
  3. 3Ohio82.9 / 100
  4. 4South Carolina81.7 / 100
  5. 5Oregon79.7 / 100
  6. 6Vermont79 / 100
  7. 7Michigan74.7 / 100
  8. 8Iowa74 / 100
  9. 9Pennsylvania72.9 / 100
  10. 10Minnesota72.6 / 100
  11. 11Kentucky70.9 / 100
  12. 12Connecticut69.4 / 100
  13. 13Massachusetts68.6 / 100
  14. 14Illinois66.6 / 100
  15. 15Missouri66.5 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).