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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "51-4033",
    "soc_title": "Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic",
    "slug": "grinding-lapping-polishing-buffing-machine-tool-setters-operators-tenders-metal-plastic-51-4033",
    "major_group": "51-0000 Production Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 46550,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 48170,
    "employment_total": 67000,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 36110,
      "p25": 39390,
      "median": 46550,
      "p75": 54290,
      "p90": 62600,
      "mean": 48170,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 1.73
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 17.36,
      "p25": 18.94,
      "median": 22.38,
      "p75": 26.1,
      "p90": 30.1,
      "mean": 23.16
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 67000,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0.04,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000051403301",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000051403301",
      "as_of": "2025-05-31"
    }
  },
  "wages_source": {
    "name": "BLS OEWS — National wage estimates",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/",
    "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
    "series_ids": {
      "annual_median": "OEUN000000000000051403313",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000051403304",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000051403311",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000051403312",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000051403314",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000051403315"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic is 1.73× — this is a compressed-comp occupation where the wage band is narrow. Top decile earns $62,600, bottom decile $36,110. In flat-comp professions, title and tenure define the ceiling more than negotiation does. Push title, not pay.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}