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 2020

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	120	33	$20.78/hr	$13.69/hr	$16.06/hr	$20.39/hr	$24.75/hr	$29.52/hr

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

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction	160	$20.09/hr
Manufacturing	1,460	$20.81/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	N/A	$20.48/hr
Professional and Business Services	60	$18.47/hr

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

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI 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
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	20	$18.67/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	30	$18.44/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	110	$21.04/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	120	$20.39/hr	9.9%
Southeast Balance of State	170	$21.12/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	230	$21.55/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	240	$19.04/hr	7.5%
Northwest Minnesota	330	$21.55/hr	-7.5%
Southwest Balance of State	330	$22.68/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	460	$22.04/hr	10.9%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	620	$19.59/hr	-1.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	850	$18.65/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,730	$20.65/hr	-0.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2,720	$18.44/hr	-4.3%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5,400	$20.74/hr	-4.0%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,830	$20.40/hr	-6.1%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	140	$19.81/hr	-12.7%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	410	$21.85/hr	-5.6%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	N/A	$17.50/hr	N/A
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	160	$14.98/hr	-14.9%
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	2,490	$18.09/hr	-5.9%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2,010	$18.68/hr	-9.1%

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.
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.
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.
Monitor operation of cutting or slicing machines to detect malfunctions or to determine whether supplies need replenishment.
Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.