Occupation Salary Profile

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

SOC Code: 51-7042

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 ā€œComputer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators and Programmersā€ (51-9160).

National Median (BLS)
$39,570
ā–² +6.14% Nominal +2.79% Real
H-1B Sponsor Median
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Average Base Salary
$39,630
Domestic Mean Pay
Total U.S. Employment
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National Baseline Wage Distribution

Empirical wage tiers reported across all 50 states by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing.

Percentile Tier Annual Base Salary
10th Percentile $29,000
25th Percentile $33,180
National Median (50th Percentile) $39,570
75th Percentile $43,610
90th Percentile $45,530
P10: $29,000 P50 (Median): $39,570 P90: $45,530