Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-9032 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Excludes “Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-7040), "Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4031), and "Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-6062).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	80	17	$25.75/hr	$18.07/hr	$22.28/hr	$28.53/hr	$28.53/hr	$28.53/hr

Leading Industries for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	1,320	$27.58/hr
Information	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	N/A	N/A
Education and Health Services	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-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
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	50	$22.99/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	50	$25.70/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	70	$28.53/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	80	$28.53/hr	4.4%
Southeast Minnesota	130	$23.71/hr	4.5%
Southwest Minnesota	180	$25.75/hr	4.0%
Southeast Balance of State	190	$25.75/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	370	$27.58/hr	8.2%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	530	$29.93/hr	-0.9%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	620	$29.56/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,330	$27.58/hr	1.9%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,490	$24.04/hr	-4.0%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5,570	$24.90/hr	-3.5%
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	90	$20.33/hr	-4.2%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	820	$26.56/hr	1.3%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	140	$23.85/hr	N/A
Printing Press Operators	4,800	$24.21/hr	-3.0%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	N/A	$25.08/hr	1.4%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	150	$28.26/hr	-6.0%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	720	$23.91/hr	5.1%
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	1,860	$23.31/hr	-8.9%

Task for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines.
Feed stock into cutting machines, onto conveyors, or under cutting blades, by threading, guiding, pushing, or turning handwheels.
Remove completed materials or products from cutting or slicing machines, and stack or store them for additional processing.
Turn cranks or press buttons to activate winches that move cars under sawing cables or saw frames.
Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
Move stock or scrap to and from machines manually, or by using carts, handtrucks, or lift trucks.
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
Direct workers on cutting teams.
Clean and lubricate cutting machines, conveyors, blades, saws, or knives, using steam hoses, scrapers, brushes, or oil cans.
Remove defective or substandard materials from machines, and readjust machine components so that products meet standards.