Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
SOC Code: 51-9021
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss observe operation of equipment to ensure continuity of flow, safety, and efficient operation, and to detect malfunctions. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 80.4/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Operation and Control.
AI-Proof Score: 80.4 — Very High
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Median Salary
$46,890
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Job Growth
-2.5%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Operation and Control
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Monitoring
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Critical Thinking
- •Reading Comprehension
Common Tasks
- ✓Observe operation of equipment to ensure continuity of flow, safety, and efficient operation, and to detect malfunctions.
- ✓Clean, adjust, and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
- ✓Tend accessory equipment, such as pumps and conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production processes.
- ✓Move controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment that crushes, grinds, polishes, or blends materials.
- ✓Notify supervisors of needed repairs.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation