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Occupational Employment Statistics


DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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



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

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Northwest Minnesota 12017$24.02/hr$18.59/hr$22.92/hr$24.02/hr$24.86/hr$29.67/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and MiningN/AN/A
Manufacturing770$24.11/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities40$26.43/hr
Professional and Business Services30$19.23/hr
Education and Health ServicesN/AN/A
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Rochester MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 30$20.05/hrN/A
Southwest Minnesota 40$23.83/hr6.0%
Southeast Balance of State 40$24.11/hrN/A
Southwest Balance of State 50$23.88/hrN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 60$19.82/hrN/A
Northeast Balance of State 60$23.96/hrN/A
St Cloud MN MSA 70$24.30/hrN/A
Southeast Minnesota 80$23.86/hr4.1%
Northeast Minnesota 90$23.46/hr-9.0%
Northwest Minnesota 120$24.02/hr0.0%
Northwest Balance of State 120$24.02/hrN/A
Central Minnesota 160$25.09/hr7.4%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 360$22.62/hr5.7%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 440$23.38/hrN/A
Minnesota 850$23.91/hr3.2%




  • 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.