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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

(SOC Code : 51-4194)

in San Diego County

Perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects.

Employers usually expect an employee in this occupation to be able to do the job after Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months) .

San Diego County is the same as San Diego-Carlsbad MSA.

Occupational Wages

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Area	Year	Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
				25th	Median	75th
San Diego-Carlsbad MSA	2023	1st Qtr	$22.83	$19.20	$20.02	$26.33

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Industries Employing This Occupation (click on Industry Title to View Employers List)

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Industry Title

Number of Employers in San Diego County

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of California

Machine Shops; Turned Product; a

251

8.3%

Personal and Household Goods Rep

639

5.9%

Architectural and Structural Met

136

5.4%

Other General Purpose Machinery Mfg

3.6%

Other Wood Product Manufacturing

1.0%

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Training Programs (click on title for more information)

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Program Title

Machine Shop Technology/Assistant

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Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.)

Dress grinding wheels, according to specifications.

Monitor machine operations to determine whether adjustments are necessary, stopping machines when problems occur.

Inspect, feel, and measure workpieces to ensure that surfaces and dimensions meet specifications.

Set up and operate grinding or polishing machines to grind metal workpieces such as dies, parts, and tools.

Remove finished workpieces from machines and place them in boxes or on racks, setting aside pieces that are defective.

File or finish surfaces of workpieces, using prescribed hand tools.

Select and mount grinding wheels on machines, according to specifications, using hand tools and applying knowledge of abrasives and grinding procedures.

Perform basic maintenance, such as cleaning and lubricating machine parts.

Remove and replace worn or broken machine parts, using hand tools.

Compute numbers, widths, and angles of cutting tools, micrometers, scales, and gauges, and adjust tools to produce specified cuts.

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Top Skills used in this Job

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.

Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

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Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.)

Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

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Top Work Values (Aspects of this job that create satisfaction.)

Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees.

Independence - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions.

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Top Interests (The types of activities someone in this job would like.)

Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Conventional - Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

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