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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Louisiana

Get the information you need to know about working as a Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender.

1.9% Jobs Projection
$34,050 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Louisiana are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Louisiana is growing slower than average.

  • Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Louisiana earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Louisiana?

In Louisiana, there were 260 people working as Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 240 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 910 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Louisiana has fewer Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Louisiana

Jobs for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 1.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.9%.

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Louisiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 60 annual Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Louisiana, and 530 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,800 annual jobs and 61,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Louisiana?

In 2018 wages for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $21,700 to $56,690 with $34,050 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.43 to $27.25. The median hourly rate was $16.37.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.09 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.72.

The median salary in Louisiana is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top States for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

The table below shows the states where most Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 5,150 $33,470
Texas 4,090 $31,180
Ohio 3,440 $35,570
North Carolina 3,430 $33,650
Wisconsin 2,700 $38,120
Pennsylvania 2,530 $34,180
Illinois 2,420 $32,490
Georgia 2,240 $32,730
New York 2,230 $34,860
New Jersey 1,960 $31,220
Minnesota 1,940 $39,980
Indiana 1,930 $30,820
Tennessee 1,780 $33,550
Alabama 1,720 $33,130
Michigan 1,670 $34,380
Washington 1,530 $37,630
Massachusetts 1,520 $37,260
Missouri 1,410 $37,720
South Carolina 1,300 $35,130
Florida 1,190 $32,860

Below are the states where Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Maine $46,220
Rhode Island $43,840
Iowa $42,960
Idaho $41,790
Maryland $40,060
Minnesota $39,980
Kentucky $39,480
Connecticut $38,560
Wisconsin $38,120
Missouri $37,720

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