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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-9032 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Excludes “Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic” (51-4031), “Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders” (51-6062), and “Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders” (51-7040).


National estimates for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Industry profile for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Geographic profile for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

National estimates for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
54,110 2.3 % $ 20.18 $ 41,980 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.53 $ 16.85 $ 19.17 $ 23.17 $ 26.81
Annual Wage (2) $ 30,220 $ 35,050 $ 39,880 $ 48,190 $ 55,760


Industry profile for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 10,910 4.03 $ 22.23 $ 46,240
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 9,710 2.36 $ 20.31 $ 42,240
Plastics Product Manufacturing 3,800 0.62 $ 17.98 $ 37,400
Animal Slaughtering and Processing 3,770 0.72 $ 19.34 $ 40,230
Printing and Related Support Activities 3,680 0.97 $ 20.21 $ 42,040

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 10,910 4.03 $ 22.23 $ 46,240
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 9,710 2.36 $ 20.31 $ 42,240
Rubber Product Manufacturing 2,790 2.10 $ 20.44 $ 42,520
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 1,090 1.25 $ 24.43 $ 50,820
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing 30 0.97 $ 16.75 $ 34,840

Top paying industries for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction 30 (7) $ 26.71 $ 55,560
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 430 0.06 $ 26.39 $ 54,890
Building Material and Supplies Dealers 130 0.01 $ 26.04 $ 54,160
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 40 0.04 $ 25.29 $ 52,590
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 1,090 1.25 $ 24.43 $ 50,820


Geographic profile for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 4,390 0.25 0.68 $ 21.69 $ 45,120
North Carolina 3,460 0.75 2.04 $ 18.85 $ 39,210
Texas 3,140 0.24 0.66 $ 18.70 $ 38,900
Ohio 2,920 0.54 1.48 $ 19.17 $ 39,880
New York 2,140 0.24 0.64 $ 21.02 $ 43,730


Map of location quotient of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nebraska 1,510 1.55 4.24 $ 22.56 $ 46,920
South Dakota 670 1.54 4.20 $ 21.19 $ 44,080
Vermont 340 1.17 3.18 $ 19.53 $ 40,620
Iowa 1,450 0.95 2.61 $ 20.86 $ 43,390
Arkansas 1,020 0.83 2.26 $ 19.28 $ 40,110


Map of annual mean wages of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Minnesota 1,350 0.48 1.30 $ 23.14 $ 48,130
Illinois 1,710 0.29 0.79 $ 22.91 $ 47,660
Colorado 1,080 0.39 1.07 $ 22.67 $ 47,150
Nebraska 1,510 1.55 4.24 $ 22.56 $ 46,920
Wisconsin 2,010 0.71 1.95 $ 22.36 $ 46,500



Map of employment of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,130 0.23 0.63 $ 21.02 $ 43,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,680 0.28 0.75 $ 20.28 $ 42,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,570 0.36 0.97 $ 23.62 $ 49,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,040 0.27 0.74 $ 19.58 $ 40,720
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 1,020 2.16 5.90 $ 22.31 $ 46,400
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 950 0.35 0.95 $ 19.56 $ 40,690
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 810 0.29 0.80 $ 20.52 $ 42,680
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 750 0.59 1.61 $ 19.41 $ 40,370
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 690 0.45 1.22 $ 23.06 $ 47,960
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 620 4.05 11.08 $ 18.60 $ 38,690


Map of location quotient of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 620 4.05 11.08 $ 18.60 $ 38,690
Harrisonburg, VA 220 3.46 9.46 $ 15.73 $ 32,710
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 490 3.45 9.44 $ 22.82 $ 47,460
Gettysburg, PA 110 3.32 9.08 $ 22.39 $ 46,560
Wausau, WI 190 2.68 7.31 $ 23.32 $ 48,500
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 150 2.46 6.72 $ 19.79 $ 41,170
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 1,020 2.16 5.90 $ 22.31 $ 46,400
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 180 1.99 5.43 $ 23.43 $ 48,740
Fort Smith, AR-OK 200 1.86 5.09 $ 20.26 $ 42,140
Leominster-Gardner, MA 90 1.86 5.08 $ 20.12 $ 41,860


Map of annual mean wages of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 150 0.14 0.37 $ 26.04 $ 54,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 380 0.16 0.44 $ 25.45 $ 52,930
Modesto, CA 250 1.29 3.53 $ 24.91 $ 51,810
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 240 0.65 1.77 $ 24.74 $ 51,460
Green Bay, WI 190 1.16 3.16 $ 24.35 $ 50,650
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 530 0.26 0.71 $ 24.04 $ 49,990
Santa Rosa, CA 60 0.32 0.87 $ 23.86 $ 49,620
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 550 0.29 0.80 $ 23.76 $ 49,420
Longview, WA 30 0.84 2.30 $ 23.65 $ 49,190
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,570 0.36 0.97 $ 23.62 $ 49,120

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 470 2.09 5.71 $ 17.52 $ 36,450
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 470 3.64 9.94 $ 21.96 $ 45,690
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 410 1.06 2.90 $ 17.99 $ 37,430
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 400 1.89 5.16 $ 22.22 $ 46,210
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 290 1.62 4.43 $ 19.05 $ 39,620

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 470 3.64 9.94 $ 21.96 $ 45,690
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 240 2.41 6.60 $ 18.75 $ 38,990
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 220 2.40 6.57 $ 22.72 $ 47,260
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 140 2.14 5.85 $ 19.19 $ 39,920
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 140 2.11 5.77 $ 17.25 $ 35,870

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 40 0.40 1.08 $ 24.82 $ 51,630
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 210 1.07 2.92 $ 24.17 $ 50,270
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.48 1.31 $ 23.21 $ 48,290
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 50 0.32 0.87 $ 23.05 $ 47,940
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 40 0.44 1.20 $ 22.79 $ 47,400


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023