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 2020

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	30	4	$19.44/hr	$13.78/hr	$15.55/hr	$18.28/hr	$22.46/hr	$26.83/hr

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

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	630	$18.41/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	N/A	$16.77/hr
Professional and Business Services	N/A	N/A

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

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	10	$17.40/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	30	$18.28/hr	-1.0%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	30	$16.04/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	40	$18.93/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	40	$18.05/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	50	$12.69/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	60	$19.81/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	70	$14.06/hr	-23.0%
Northwest Minnesota	70	$19.24/hr	-6.2%
Northwest Balance of State	80	$19.24/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	210	$20.17/hr	13.0%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	260	$17.99/hr	10.1%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	340	$18.34/hr	N/A
Minnesota	670	$18.34/hr	4.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5,400	$20.74/hr	-4.0%
Helpers--Production Workers	7,420	$14.62/hr	14.8%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	N/A	$17.50/hr	N/A
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	10,020	$22.42/hr	6.8%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,730	$20.65/hr	-0.4%
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	20	$24.66/hr	N/A
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,180	$22.18/hr	-7.6%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2,010	$18.68/hr	-9.1%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2,720	$18.44/hr	-4.3%

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

Guide workpieces against saws, saw over workpieces by hand, or operate automatic feeding devices to guide cuts.
Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
Set up, operate, or tend saws or machines that cut or trim wood to specified dimensions, such as circular saws, band saws, multiple-blade sawing machines, scroll saws, ripsaws, or crozer machines.
Set up, operate, or tend saws or machines that cut or trim wood to specified dimensions, such as circular saws, band saws, multiple-blade sawing machines, scroll saws, ripsaws, or crozer machines.
Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.
Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.
Monitor sawing machines, adjusting speed and tension and clearing jams to ensure proper operation.
Sharpen blades or replace defective or worn blades or bands, using hand tools.
Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.