Occupational Employment Statistics
51-9032 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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).
Southeast Minnesota
| 120 | 33 | $20.78/hr | $13.69/hr | $16.06/hr | $20.39/hr | $24.75/hr | $29.52/hr |
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 |
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% |
- 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.