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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Montana

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Montana

Considering a career as a Woodworking Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in Montana?

-2% Jobs Projection
$34,070 Median Salary
50 Job Openings

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

  • Employment for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Montana is expected to decrease.

  • Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Montana earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Montana?

There were approximately 670 workers employed as Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state in 2018.

There were 540 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 130 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 940 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Montana has fewer Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Montana

Jobs for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 2.2% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.5%.

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Montana Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 50 annual Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Montana, and 450 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 8,400 annual jobs and 77,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Montana?

In 2018 wages for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $23,760 to $47,760 with $34,070 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.43 to $22.96. The median hourly rate was $16.38.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.94 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.44.

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

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Top Montana Metros for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Missoula, MT 120 $33,330

Top States for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

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

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
North Carolina 7,110 $28,220
Wisconsin 4,790 $30,570
Indiana 4,490 $30,060
California 4,340 $30,120
Texas 4,330 $25,430
Ohio 3,800 $30,700
Georgia 3,730 $26,880
Pennsylvania 3,700 $32,090
Washington 2,680 $33,870
Michigan 2,550 $29,130
Virginia 2,500 $27,740
Florida 2,370 $27,830
Iowa 2,280 $32,550
Oregon 2,130 $35,110
Tennessee 2,110 $28,030
Mississippi 2,070 $29,200
Alabama 1,860 $26,800
Kentucky 1,790 $26,560
Missouri 1,780 $27,900
South Carolina 1,450 $27,270

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

State Annual Median Salary
Wyoming $38,570
Connecticut $37,120
Nevada $36,970
Massachusetts $36,850
Colorado $36,430
New Mexico $36,340
Alaska $35,460
Oregon $35,110
Minnesota $34,710
New Hampshire $34,390

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