Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing

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2024 Workforce

17.3k

Average Age

39.3

Estimated Job Growth

−1.9%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$38,650

Average Male Salary

$40,569

Average Female Salary

$31,825

About

Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing are most often employed by the Furniture & related product manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing was $38,650 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing are Mifflin, Union, Snyder & Juniata Counties PUMA, PA, Caldwell & Alexander Counties PUMA, NC, and Lincoln Trail Area Development District (East/West) PUMA, KY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing are Laclede, Polk, Benton, Dallas & Hickory Counties PUMA, MO, Caldwell & Alexander Counties PUMA, NC, and Mifflin, Union, Snyder & Juniata Counties PUMA, PA.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing workforce. Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing workforce in 2024 was 17,344 people, of which 21.9% were women and 78.1% were men.

Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing are paid most in Ashtabula & Geauga Counties PUMA, OH but are relatively concentrated in Laclede, Polk, Benton, Dallas & Hickory Counties PUMA, MO.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

13,539

Male Workforce

± 2.86k

3,805

Female Workforce

± 1.51k

The Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing workforce in 2024 was 17,344 people (21.9% women and 78.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −10.1% between 2014 (19,295) and 2024 (17,344).

Employment by Location

Level

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

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Arkansas ($59,168), California ($52,347), and Minnesota ($51,598).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$38,650

AVERAGE WAGE

#398 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing earned an average of $38,650, $31,227 less than the average national salary of $69,878

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

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.318

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.318, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing and on wages for those in the field. Furniture & related product manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing, by average wage, is Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills ($63,677).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

17.3k

2024 Workforce

± 3,233

−1.61%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 26.7%

This graphic shows the share of Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing employed by various industries. Furniture & related product manufacturing employs the largest share of Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing at 40.8%, followed by Miscellaneous wood products with 31.1% and Sawmills & wood preservation with 14.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing in the US. The workforce of Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing in 2024 was 17,344 people, with 21.9% woman, and 78.1% men. The average age of male Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing in the workforce is 39.5 and of female Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing is 38.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing in 2024 was 17,344 people, with 21.9% woman, and 78.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (2,513 people), 25 to 29 years (2,100 people), and 40 to 44 years (1,928 people). Among them they concentrated 38.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 23.7% of Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing workers were Hispanic and 76.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (77.3%), Puerto Rican (9.53)%, and Salvadoran (5.02)%

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Races

In 2024, 65.4% of the Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing workforce were White, of which 21% were women and 79% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (12.5%) and Two or More Races (10.4%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Personal & Culinary Services.

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

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 Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (248 people), Social Sciences (202 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (90 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing workers were High School or Equivalent (7,910 people), Secondary Education (3,734 people), and Some college (2,437 people).

The graphic shows the Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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

Projections

Projections on job growth for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing are expected to see a growth of −1.9% 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 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing.

−1.9%

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 Woodworking machine setters, operators, & tenders, except sawing. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.