Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Nebraska

Get the information you need to know about working as a Woodworking Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender.

You’re in luck! Jobs for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Nebraska are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Nebraska is growing faster than average.

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

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

There were 130 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

Job Projections for Nebraska

Jobs for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 14.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.5%.

Nebraska Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 60 annual Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Nebraska, and 550 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 Nebraska?

In 2018 wages for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $21,220 to $40,220 with $29,360 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.2 to $19.34. The median hourly rate was $14.11.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.23 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.12.

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

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

Related Careers in NE

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Occupation	NE Employment Total

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

• Precision Production

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.