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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
57,960 2.4 % $17.67 $36,750 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.85 $13.88 $17.11 $21.12 $24.75
Annual Wage (2) $24,640 $28,880 $35,600 $43,920 $51,470


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 12,080 2.88 $17.78 $36,980
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 9,350 3.45 $19.29 $40,130
Printing and Related Support Activities 4,850 1.13 $17.88 $37,190
Rubber Product Manufacturing 4,390 3.22 $18.14 $37,730
Plastics Product Manufacturing 4,230 0.71 $16.32 $33,950

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing 160 5.32 $16.55 $34,430
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 9,350 3.45 $19.29 $40,130
Rubber Product Manufacturing 4,390 3.22 $18.14 $37,730
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 12,080 2.88 $17.78 $36,980
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 1,390 1.50 $21.77 $45,270

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 70 0.01 $23.09 $48,020
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing 90 0.10 $22.91 $47,650
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 1,390 1.50 $21.77 $45,270
Building Material and Supplies Dealers (8) (8) $20.39 $42,410
Management of Companies and Enterprises 40 (7) $19.99 $41,580


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 4,220 0.24 0.62 $18.28 $38,020
North Carolina 3,800 0.85 2.16 $17.17 $35,720
Texas 3,310 0.27 0.67 $16.16 $33,620
Illinois 3,280 0.54 1.38 $17.54 $36,480
Ohio 2,740 0.50 1.28 $17.84 $37,100




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota 670 1.57 3.98 $17.68 $36,770
North Carolina 3,800 0.85 2.16 $17.17 $35,720
Wisconsin 2,340 0.81 2.06 $18.38 $38,230
Nebraska 790 0.80 2.04 $17.55 $36,500
Mississippi 910 0.80 2.04 $15.72 $32,700




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island 140 0.29 0.73 $24.10 $50,120
Minnesota 1,730 0.60 1.52 $20.33 $42,280
Idaho 230 0.32 0.80 $19.83 $41,250
Vermont 230 0.74 1.88 $19.70 $40,980
Iowa 710 0.46 1.17 $19.61 $40,800





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,030 0.43 1.10 $16.77 $34,890
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,740 0.18 0.46 $18.10 $37,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,440 0.50 1.26 $17.81 $37,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,400 0.22 0.57 $18.30 $38,060
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,340 0.37 0.93 $17.07 $35,500
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 870 0.31 0.79 $19.15 $39,820
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 850 0.43 1.09 $19.52 $40,610
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 850 0.31 0.78 $18.87 $39,250
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 650 4.25 10.77 $17.55 $36,510
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 620 0.31 0.78 $18.72 $38,940




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 650 4.25 10.77 $17.55 $36,510
Gettysburg, PA 130 4.03 10.21 $19.47 $40,500
Glens Falls, NY 140 2.59 6.57 $17.97 $37,370
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 350 2.56 6.48 $13.72 $28,550
Wausau, WI 170 2.46 6.23 $21.21 $44,110
Morristown, TN 110 2.37 6.01 $15.28 $31,780
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 210 2.21 5.60 $22.42 $46,640
St. Joseph, MO-KS 120 2.18 5.53 $17.48 $36,350
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 130 2.08 5.27 $17.26 $35,890
Asheville, NC 400 2.00 5.07 $17.09 $35,550




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bowling Green, KY 60 0.84 2.13 $23.62 $49,140
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 170 0.30 0.76 $23.05 $47,940
Canton-Massillon, OH 70 0.40 1.01 $22.85 $47,520
Portsmouth, NH-ME 60 0.59 1.49 $22.52 $46,840
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 210 2.21 5.60 $22.42 $46,640
Gainesville, GA 40 0.46 1.16 $22.18 $46,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 460 0.19 0.47 $21.31 $44,320
Salem, OR 90 0.51 1.30 $21.26 $44,220
Wausau, WI 170 2.46 6.23 $21.21 $44,110
St. Cloud, MN 110 1.02 2.59 $21.05 $43,790

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 550 2.33 5.90 $15.43 $32,090
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 520 3.92 9.93 $17.95 $37,330
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 480 2.23 5.65 $15.87 $33,020
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 450 1.13 2.86 $16.11 $33,510
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 400 2.35 5.96 $17.05 $35,470

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 520 3.92 9.93 $17.95 $37,330
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 330 2.75 6.97 $21.60 $44,930
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 220 2.69 6.82 $14.57 $30,300
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 220 2.38 6.03 $18.01 $37,470
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 400 2.35 5.96 $17.05 $35,470

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 170 1.55 3.92 $23.95 $49,820
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 40 0.61 1.53 $23.86 $49,620
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $21.75 $45,240
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 330 2.75 6.97 $21.60 $44,930
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $21.43 $44,580


About May 2019 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020