Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood

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2024 Workforce

23.5k

Average Age

41.2

Estimated Job Growth

−0.667%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$41,908

Average Male Salary

$42,508

Average Female Salary

$37,163

About

Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood are most often employed by the Sawmills & wood preservation industry. The average yearly wage for Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood was $41,908 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood are Mifflin, Union, Snyder & Juniata Counties PUMA, PA, Greene, Daviess, Owen, Orange & Martin Counties PUMA, IN, and Ashtabula & Geauga Counties PUMA, OH. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood are Mifflin, Union, Snyder & Juniata Counties PUMA, PA, Lawrence, Giles & Wayne Counties--Lawrenceburg city PUMA, TN, and Greene, Daviess, Owen, Orange & Martin Counties PUMA, IN.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce. Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce in 2024 was 23,479 people, of which 11.2% were women and 88.8% were men.

Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood are paid most in Trumbull (Outside Warren City) & Mahoning (Outside Youngstown City) Counties PUMA, OH but are relatively concentrated in Mifflin, Union, Snyder & Juniata Counties PUMA, PA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

20,842

Male Workforce

± 3.54k

2,637

Female Workforce

± 1.26k

The Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce in 2024 was 23,479 people (11.2% women and 88.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of −21.6% between 2014 (29,961) and 2024 (23,479).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Maryland ($63,290), Wisconsin ($52,702), and Ohio ($52,084).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$41,908

AVERAGE WAGE

#407 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood earned an average of $41,908, $27,970 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.304

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.304, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood and on wages for those in the field. Sawmills & wood preservation is the industry that employs the most Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood, by average wage, is Not specified manufacturing industries ($84,052).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

23.5k

2024 Workforce

± 3,762

−5.42%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 23.6%

This graphic shows the share of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood employed by various industries. Sawmills & wood preservation employs the largest share of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood at 47.8%, followed by Miscellaneous wood products with 27.8% and Furniture & related product manufacturing with 16.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in the US. The workforce of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in 2024 was 23,479 people, with 11.2% woman, and 88.8% men. The average age of male Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in the workforce is 41 and of female Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood is 43.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in 2024 was 23,479 people, with 11.2% woman, and 88.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (2,726 people), 30 to 34 years (2,723 people), and 50 to 54 years (2,722 people). Among them they concentrated 35.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 20.5% of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workers were Hispanic and 79.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (82.1%), Puerto Rican (6.16)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.86)%

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Races

In 2024, 69.6% of the Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce were White, of which 10.6% were women and 89.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (10.9%) and Other (10.5%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood need more than the average amount of Repairing.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (301 people), Interdisciplinary Studies (157 people), and Education (134 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workers were High School or Equivalent (11,245 people), Secondary Education (5,063 people), and Some college (3,503 people).

The graphic shows the Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood are expected to see a growth of −0.667% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood.

−0.667%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.