Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
51-7042 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Workers who primarily program or operate CNC equipment are classified in “Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators and Programmers” (51-9160).
National estimates for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Industry profile for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Geographic profile for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
National estimates for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 67,210 |
1.9 % |
$ 17.10 |
$ 35,560 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.52 |
$ 14.13 |
$ 17.35 |
$ 18.36 |
$ 22.76 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 23,960 |
$ 29,390 |
$ 36,090 |
$ 38,190 |
$ 47,330 |
Industry profile for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing |
29,320 |
12.54 |
$ 16.53 |
$ 34,390 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) |
14,110 |
4.26 |
$ 17.51 |
$ 36,420 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing |
8,790 |
10.85 |
$ 17.55 |
$ 36,500 |
| Sawmills and Wood Preservation |
6,370 |
7.25 |
$ 17.41 |
$ 36,210 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
1,910 |
0.14 |
$ 15.94 |
$ 33,150 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing |
29,320 |
12.54 |
$ 16.53 |
$ 34,390 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing |
8,790 |
10.85 |
$ 17.55 |
$ 36,500 |
| Sawmills and Wood Preservation |
6,370 |
7.25 |
$ 17.41 |
$ 36,210 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) |
14,110 |
4.26 |
$ 17.51 |
$ 36,420 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
1,370 |
0.50 |
$ 19.42 |
$ 40,380 |
Top paying industries for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
150 |
0.18 |
$ 26.49 |
$ 55,090 |
| Residential Building Construction |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 22.89 |
$ 47,610 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
130 |
0.02 |
$ 21.82 |
$ 45,380 |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
200 |
0.02 |
$ 20.70 |
$ 43,050 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 19.56 |
$ 40,690 |
Geographic profile for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
5,080 |
0.31 |
0.64 |
$ 18.91 |
$ 39,330 |
| Texas |
4,510 |
0.37 |
0.77 |
$ 15.96 |
$ 33,200 |
| North Carolina |
4,240 |
0.96 |
2.01 |
$ 15.69 |
$ 32,620 |
| Indiana |
3,780 |
1.27 |
2.66 |
$ 17.25 |
$ 35,870 |
| Wisconsin |
3,750 |
1.36 |
2.86 |
$ 17.43 |
$ 36,240 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Iowa |
2,420 |
1.63 |
3.41 |
$ 20.01 |
$ 41,620 |
| Alabama |
2,670 |
1.39 |
2.90 |
$ 14.80 |
$ 30,790 |
| Wisconsin |
3,750 |
1.36 |
2.86 |
$ 17.43 |
$ 36,240 |
| Arkansas |
1,570 |
1.32 |
2.76 |
$ 15.68 |
$ 32,610 |
| Mississippi |
1,420 |
1.29 |
2.70 |
$ 15.35 |
$ 31,920 |
Top paying states for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
1,770 |
0.55 |
1.15 |
$ 20.45 |
$ 42,540 |
| Massachusetts |
280 |
0.08 |
0.17 |
$ 20.31 |
$ 42,240 |
| Minnesota |
1,910 |
0.70 |
1.46 |
$ 20.05 |
$ 41,700 |
| Iowa |
2,420 |
1.63 |
3.41 |
$ 20.01 |
$ 41,620 |
| Hawaii |
50 |
0.10 |
0.20 |
$ 19.63 |
$ 40,820 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,380 |
0.24 |
0.50 |
$ 19.26 |
$ 40,060 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,320 |
0.37 |
0.77 |
$ 16.51 |
$ 34,330 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
970 |
0.64 |
1.33 |
$ 17.87 |
$ 37,170 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
950 |
0.52 |
1.09 |
$ 20.40 |
$ 42,430 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
880 |
0.73 |
1.53 |
$ 16.20 |
$ 33,690 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
820 |
1.61 |
3.38 |
$ 17.23 |
$ 35,850 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
790 |
0.37 |
0.79 |
$ 17.80 |
$ 37,030 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN |
790 |
1.26 |
2.65 |
$ 17.22 |
$ 35,810 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
780 |
0.18 |
0.39 |
$ 18.32 |
$ 38,110 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
760 |
5.71 |
11.97 |
$ 18.54 |
$ 38,560 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
760 |
5.71 |
11.97 |
$ 18.54 |
$ 38,560 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
720 |
4.92 |
10.30 |
$ 15.99 |
$ 33,260 |
| Wausau, WI |
300 |
4.41 |
9.24 |
$ 19.05 |
$ 39,620 |
| Dubuque, IA |
210 |
3.67 |
7.69 |
$ 20.03 |
$ 41,660 |
| Morristown, TN |
150 |
3.40 |
7.13 |
$ 13.01 |
$ 27,060 |
| Longview, WA |
100 |
2.62 |
5.49 |
$ 21.24 |
$ 44,170 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI |
160 |
2.48 |
5.19 |
$ 17.04 |
$ 35,430 |
| Decatur, AL |
140 |
2.47 |
5.17 |
$ 15.54 |
$ 32,320 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA |
210 |
2.45 |
5.14 |
$ 18.25 |
$ 37,960 |
| Rapid City, SD |
160 |
2.42 |
5.08 |
$ 15.51 |
$ 32,260 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
90 |
0.08 |
0.17 |
$ 23.10 |
$ 48,050 |
| Rochester, MN |
50 |
0.40 |
0.85 |
$ 22.69 |
$ 47,190 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
720 |
0.08 |
0.17 |
$ 22.63 |
$ 47,060 |
| Boulder, CO |
40 |
0.23 |
0.48 |
$ 22.41 |
$ 46,610 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
320 |
0.14 |
0.30 |
$ 21.85 |
$ 45,450 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
180 |
0.07 |
0.15 |
$ 21.49 |
$ 44,690 |
| Longview, WA |
100 |
2.62 |
5.49 |
$ 21.24 |
$ 44,170 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA |
80 |
1.59 |
3.34 |
$ 21.19 |
$ 44,070 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
550 |
0.29 |
0.60 |
$ 21.11 |
$ 43,900 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
80 |
0.39 |
0.82 |
$ 20.63 |
$ 42,910 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing:
About May 2021 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.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
