Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2,670 | $30,790 | $14.80 | |
| Arizona | 1,040 | $36,540 | $17.57 | |
| Arkansas | 1,570 | $32,610 | $15.68 | |
| California | 5,080 | $39,330 | $18.91 | |
| Colorado | 360 | $39,710 | $19.09 | |
| Connecticut | 220 | $37,870 | $18.21 | |
| Florida | 1,390 | $32,580 | $15.67 | |
| Georgia | 1,750 | $33,090 | $15.91 | |
| Hawaii | 50 | $40,820 | $19.63 | |
| Idaho | 840 | $35,760 | $17.19 | |
| Illinois | 1,400 | $36,810 | $17.70 | |
| Indiana | 3,780 | $35,870 | $17.25 | |
| Iowa | 2,420 | $41,620 | $20.01 | |
| Kansas | 490 | $34,430 | $16.55 | |
| Kentucky | 1,970 | $32,000 | $15.39 | |
| Louisiana | 290 | $35,710 | $17.17 | |
| Maine | 480 | $35,390 | $17.01 | |
| Maryland | 590 | $36,570 | $17.58 | |
| Massachusetts | 280 | $42,240 | $20.31 | |
| Michigan | 2,990 | $35,880 | $17.25 | |
| Minnesota | 1,910 | $41,700 | $20.05 | |
| Mississippi | 1,420 | $31,920 | $15.35 | |
| Missouri | 1,840 | $29,510 | $14.19 | |
| Montana | 360 | $40,280 | $19.37 | |
| Nebraska | 300 | $32,550 | $15.65 | |
| Nevada | 290 | $40,370 | $19.41 | |
| New Hampshire | 420 | $34,910 | $16.78 | |
| New Jersey | 310 | $40,200 | $19.33 | |
| New Mexico | 170 | $34,230 | $16.46 | |
| New York | 1,430 | $40,500 | $19.47 | |
| North Carolina | 4,240 | $32,620 | $15.69 | |
| North Dakota | 270 | $35,590 | $17.11 | |
| Ohio | 3,030 | $35,950 | $17.28 | |
| Oklahoma | 170 | $32,840 | $15.79 | |
| Oregon | 2,010 | $40,340 | $19.39 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2,480 | $34,960 | $16.81 | |
| Rhode Island | $39,780 | $19.13 | ||
| South Carolina | 790 | $34,910 | $16.78 | |
| South Dakota | 510 | $33,990 | $16.34 | |
| Tennessee | 1,560 | $31,030 | $14.92 | |
| Texas | 4,510 | $33,200 | $15.96 | |
| Utah | 840 | $36,010 | $17.31 | |
| Vermont | 250 | $39,110 | $18.80 | |
| Virginia | 2,280 | $32,370 | $15.56 | |
| Washington | 1,770 | $42,540 | $20.45 | |
| West Virginia | 450 | $29,070 | $13.98 | |
| Wisconsin | 3,750 | $36,240 | $17.43 | |
| Wyoming | 40 | $40,420 | $19.43 |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out and shape stock; assemble wooden articles or subassemblies; mark, bind, saw, carve, and sand wooden products; repair wooden articles, and use a variety of hand and power tools.
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to set up, operate and repair industrial woodworking machinery, and to use such machinery to design and fabricate wooden components and complete articles.
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$35,560 per yearNational average salaryModerateJob growth rate
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High school diploma or equivalentTypical education requirement
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Moderate-term on-the-job trainingTypical on-the-job training requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing.
- Less than high school 22%
- High school graduate 48%
- College dropout 21%
- Associate’s degree 5%
- Bachelor’s degree 3%
- Master’s degree 0%
- Doctorate degree 0%
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