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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.
What a sawing machine setter, operator, and tender, wood does
Become a sawing machine setter, operator, and tender, wood
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good sawing machine setter, operator, and tender, wood
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $34 per hour with an average salary of $46,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $24 and $36 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $22,400 and $79,100 per year.
- 60% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $35 per hour with an average salary of $37,200 per year.
Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, And Tender, Wood job outlook
- There are 1,572 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 284 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 17% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.