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

Is Ohio a good place for you to work as a Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender?

While jobs for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Ohio are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Ohio is expected to decrease.

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

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

3,440 people worked as Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,890 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 450 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Ohio

Jobs for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 5.2% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.9%.

Ohio Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 400 annual Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Ohio, and 3,640 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 Ohio?

In 2018 wages for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $24,520 to $48,280 with $35,570 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.79 to $23.21. The median hourly rate was $17.1.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.8 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.30.

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

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Top Ohio Metros for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	690	$34,430
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	600	$34,350
Columbus, OH	480	$38,260
Dayton, OH	310	$34,180
Toledo, OH	230	$35,740

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

Related Careers in Ohio

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Occupation	Ohio Employment Total
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	300

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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