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What Does it Take to Be a Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender?

Position Description Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate CNC equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

A Day in the Life of a Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender

Guide workpieces against saws, saw over workpieces by hand, or operate automatic feeding devices to guide cuts.
Trim lumber to straighten rough edges or remove defects, using circular saws.
Pull tables back against stops and depress pedals to advance cutterheads that shape stock ends.
Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.
Dispose of waste material after completing work assignments.
Clear machine jams, using hand tools.

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Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender Skills

Below is a list of the skills most Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders say are important on the job.

Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Side Sawyer
Clipper Operator
Circle Cutting Saw Operator
Buzzsaw Operator
Shake Sawyer

Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender Employment Estimates

There were about 54,800 jobs for Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in 2016 (in the United States). There is little to no growth in job opportunities for Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender. There will be an estimated 6,200 positions for Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender per year.

The states with the most job growth for Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender are Utah, Florida, and Iowa. Watch out if you plan on working in Vermont, Maine, or Montana. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Average Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary

The typical yearly salary for Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders is somewhere between $20,670 and $45,410.

Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders who work in Montana, Connecticut, or Vermont, make the highest salaries.

How much do Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders make in each U.S. state?

State	Annual Mean Salary
Alabama	$29,460
Alaska	$35,430
Arizona	$30,510
Arkansas	$29,480
California	$32,350
Colorado	$34,920
Connecticut	$41,160
Florida	$28,660
Georgia	$27,320
Hawaii	$37,300
Idaho	$34,780
Illinois	$31,720
Indiana	$32,070
Iowa	$35,030
Kansas	$27,840
Kentucky	$25,840
Louisiana	$36,050
Maine	$35,300
Maryland	$31,630
Massachusetts	$37,170
Michigan	$35,360
Minnesota	$35,000
Mississippi	$29,720
Missouri	$27,600
Montana	$43,250
Nebraska	$30,640
Nevada	$29,310
New Hampshire	$34,120
New Jersey	$33,280
New Mexico	$31,130
New York	$33,970
North Carolina	$30,720
Ohio	$32,080
Oklahoma	$36,550
Oregon	$35,840
Pennsylvania	$32,550
Rhode Island	$29,970
South Carolina	$29,240
South Dakota	$31,560
Tennessee	$27,680
Texas	$25,530
Utah	$28,200
Vermont	$38,930
Virginia	$29,580
Washington	$38,280
West Virginia	$31,800
Wisconsin	$31,980
Wyoming	$31,940

Tools & Technologies Used by Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint
Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
Computerized numerical control CNC software
Automated inventory software

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Where Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Are Employed

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