Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-7041 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate CNC equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	500	67	$25.38/hr	$19.10/hr	$23.14/hr	$25.24/hr	$28.71/hr	$30.09/hr

Leading Industries for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	450	$25.64/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	20	$24.39/hr
Professional and Business Services	20	$19.97/hr

Other Regional Data for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	4.1%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	20	$24.11/hr	6.0%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	20	$24.18/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	20	$21.65/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	30	$24.14/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	30	$24.50/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	60	$24.96/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	60	$24.96/hr	-9.0%
Central Minnesota	70	$26.60/hr	7.4%
Northwest Minnesota	80	$24.90/hr	0.0%
Northwest Balance of State	80	$24.90/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	230	$26.82/hr	5.7%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	280	$26.60/hr	N/A
Minnesota	500	$25.24/hr	3.2%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	100	$20.39/hr	-4.2%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6,130	$24.48/hr	-3.5%
Helpers--Production Workers	2,570	$21.99/hr	-6.3%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	710	$25.35/hr	5.1%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	9,270	$29.64/hr	6.1%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,130	$28.65/hr	1.9%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	670	$28.30/hr	-4.6%
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3,430	$25.67/hr	3.5%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,960	$28.60/hr	-5.6%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	54,480	$22.74/hr	6.7%

Task for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Dispose of waste material after completing work assignments.
Guide workpieces against saws, saw over workpieces by hand, or operate automatic feeding devices to guide cuts.
Operate panelboards of saw or conveyor systems to move stock through processes or to cut stock to specified dimensions.
Count, sort, or stack finished workpieces.
Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
Examine logs or lumber to plan the best cuts.
Trim lumber to straighten rough edges or remove defects, using circular saws.
Select saw blades, types or grades of stock, or cutting procedures to be used, according to work orders or supervisors' instructions.
Adjust bolts, clamps, stops, guides, or table angles or heights, using hand tools.
Position and clamp stock on tables, conveyors, or carriages, using hoists, guides, stops, dogs, wedges, or wrenches.