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

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

Considering a career as a Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in Pennsylvania?

-0% Jobs Projection
$34,180 Median Salary
270 Job Openings

While jobs for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania is expected to decrease.

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

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

There were approximately 2,530 workers employed as Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state in 2018.

There were 2,420 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 110 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 Pennsylvania has more Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 0.4% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 270 annual Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Pennsylvania, and 2,370 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 Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $23,140 to $49,540 with $34,180 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.13 to $23.82. The median hourly rate was $16.43.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.52 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.09.

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

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Top Pennsylvania 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,100 $33,930
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,470 $31,860
Pittsburgh, PA 250 $33,590
York-Hanover, PA 220 $35,600
Reading, PA 170 $23,960
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 150 $33,850
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 140 $31,740
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 120 $39,200
Gettysburg, PA 70 $38,000
Erie, PA 40 $23,550
Altoona, PA 40 $36,330

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

View the list below to see 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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