Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Vermont

Considering a career as a Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in Vermont?

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

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

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

What Major Will Prepare You For a Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender Career?

• Precision Production
• Woodworking
• Cabinetmaking & Millwork

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

There were approximately 120 workers employed as Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state in 2018.

There were 170 Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Vermont

Jobs for Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 21.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.4%.

Vermont Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 20 annual job openings, and 220 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 Vermont?

In 2018 wages for Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $28,160 to $55,940 with $36,880 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.54 to $26.89. The median hourly rate was $17.73.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.11 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.38.

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

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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

Related Careers in Vermont

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Vermont Employment Total
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	420

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.