Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Vermont

Is Vermont a good place for you to work as a Woodworking Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender?

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

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

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

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

• Precision Production
• Woodworking
• General Woodworking
• Cabinetmaking & Millwork

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

In Vermont, there were 420 people working as Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 490 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 70 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Vermont

Jobs for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 16.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.5%.

Vermont Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 40 annual Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Vermont, and 410 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 Vermont?

In 2018 wages for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $25,600 to $39,490 with $30,430 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.31 to $18.98. The median hourly rate was $14.63.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.37.

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

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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 Vermont

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Occupation	Vermont Employment Total
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	120

References

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

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