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 2022

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northeast Minnesota	50	15	$20.48/hr	$15.20/hr	$15.47/hr	$19.43/hr	$23.70/hr	$24.20/hr

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

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	350	$19.42/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	20	$18.74/hr

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

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	10	$19.43/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	20	$18.74/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	30	$19.13/hr	6.7%
Central Minnesota	40	$19.42/hr	7.7%
Southeast Minnesota	40	$19.35/hr	3.8%
Southeast Balance of State	40	$19.13/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	50	$19.43/hr	0.0%
Northeast Balance of State	50	$19.43/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	90	$21.34/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	110	$19.21/hr	8.2%
Northwest Balance of State	110	$19.21/hr	N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	130	$21.37/hr	N/A
Minnesota	380	$19.35/hr	6.6%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	140	$17.99/hr	-11.1%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4,170	$19.54/hr	-2.3%
Helpers--Production Workers	4,430	$15.29/hr	-3.7%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	1,910	$20.53/hr	N/A
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	10,120	$24.65/hr	7.7%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,700	$24.48/hr	-1.6%
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	N/A	N/A	N/A
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	640	$24.39/hr	-1.6%
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3,380	$23.97/hr	4.3%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,950	$24.34/hr	-8.6%

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.