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Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina

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Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina

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-2% Jobs Projection
$29,210 Median Salary
350 Job Openings

While jobs for Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina is expected to decrease.

  • Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in North Carolina?

There were approximately 3,550 workers employed as Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state in 2018.

There were 3,690 Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 875 Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means North Carolina has more Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 1.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.4%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 350 annual job openings, and 3,100 total jobs in 2026 for Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,200 annual jobs and 54,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $19,600 to $43,030 with $29,210 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.42 to $20.69. The median hourly rate was $14.04.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.64 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.40.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina Metros for Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 800 $28,800
Greensboro-High Point, NC 440 $27,340
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 300 $29,930
Raleigh, NC 260 $29,860
Winston-Salem, NC 140 $34,000
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 110 $27,360
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 70 $29,760
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 60 $28,770
Burlington, NC 50 $32,790
Asheville, NC 40 $30,040

Top States for Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
North Carolina 3,550 $29,210
Texas 3,480 $25,050
Pennsylvania 3,250 $30,370
Alabama 2,920 $27,260
California 2,860 $30,020
Oregon 2,700 $34,540
Washington 2,220 $36,790
Missouri 2,150 $24,850
Kentucky 2,070 $25,020
Virginia 1,960 $28,420
Georgia 1,950 $24,240
Indiana 1,770 $31,330
Wisconsin 1,530 $30,740
Mississippi 1,500 $28,200
Arkansas 1,380 $27,690
Florida 1,330 $27,260
South Carolina 1,330 $27,980
Tennessee 1,290 $27,510
Ohio 1,190 $30,930
Illinois 1,100 $29,770

Below are the states where Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Montana $42,440
Connecticut $41,730
Vermont $36,880
Washington $36,790
Louisiana $36,130
Oklahoma $35,760
Iowa $35,630
Oregon $34,540
Minnesota $34,520
Michigan $34,400

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