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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Dakota

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

8.1% Jobs Projection
$35,470 Median Salary
80 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Dakota 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 South Dakota is growing faster than average.

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

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

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

There were 630 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 60 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 South Dakota has fewer Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 8.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.9%.

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South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 80 annual job openings, and 670 total jobs in 2026 for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state.

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 South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $26,140 to $49,870 with $35,470 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.57 to $23.97. The median hourly rate was $17.05.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.59 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.46.

The median salary in South Dakota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Dakota 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
Sioux Falls, SD 140 $32,640
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 90 $33,770

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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