Vocational Programs for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
7K	$23.33	$48,520

The role of Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners is to perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects. The average annual wage of the occupations is $48,520 and $23 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners career. Based on BLS data, a total of 6,660 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners is $3,078. The average length of the programs is 1,030 hours and the average completion time is 9.25 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners. Total 135 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	135	$3,078	$525	1,030 Hours	9.25 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

The following 135 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.