Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood

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2023 Workforce

24.8k

Average Age

41.6

Estimated Job Growth

−0.658%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$41,550

Average Male Salary

$42,350

Average Female Salary

$35,396

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 $41,550 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most 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. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood are Lawrence, Giles & Wayne Counties--Lawrenceburg city PUMA, TN, Mifflin, Union, Snyder & Juniata Counties PUMA, PA, and Phelps, Gasconade, Osage, Maries & Pulaski Counties PUMA, MO.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce. Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% 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 Lawrence, Giles & Wayne Counties--Lawrenceburg city PUMA, TN.

Employment Over Time

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The Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce in N/A was N/A people (N/A% women and N/A% men). This implies an average annual growth of N/A% between N/A (N/A) and N/A (N/A).

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 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Illinois ($58,911), Washington ($54,870), and Wisconsin ($51,532).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$41,550

AVERAGE WAGE

#408 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood earned an average of $41,550, $26,177 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.325

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.325, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. 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 ($64,944).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

24.8k

2023 Workforce

± 3,868

−5.91%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 23.1%

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 46.8%, followed by Miscellaneous wood products with 29% and Furniture & related product manufacturing with 16.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in the US. The workforce of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in the workforce is 41.6 and of female Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood is 41.7, 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 N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (3,021 people), 50 to 54 years (2,934 people), and 30 to 34 years (2,754 people). Among them they concentrated 35.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 18.1% of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workers were Hispanic and 81.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (82.4%), All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.81)%, and Puerto Rican (5.64)%

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Races

In 2023, 72.6% of the Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce were White, of which 11.2% were women and 88.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.76%) and Other (8.6%).

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 2023 were Legal.

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 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (250 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 (11,986 people), Secondary Education (5,546 people), and Some college (3,702 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 4.02%, but Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood are expected to see a growth of −0.658% 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.

−0.658%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

4.02%

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 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.