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

Is Vermont 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 Vermont 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 Vermont is expected to decrease.

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

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

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

There were 370 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Vermont

Jobs for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 3.2% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Vermont Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 30 annual job openings, and 300 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 Vermont?

In 2018 wages for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $24,110 to $60,290 with $32,610 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.59 to $28.99. The median hourly rate was $15.68.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.19 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.49.

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

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Top Vermont 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
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	50	$37,950

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

Related Careers in Vermont

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Vermont Employment Total
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	50

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.