Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
26.3k
Average Age
41.4
Estimated Job Growth
0.202%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$39,117
Average Male Salary
$40,081
Average Female Salary
$31,715

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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 $39,117 in 2022.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce. Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce in 2022 was 26,330 people, of which 11.5% were women and 88.5% 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 Mifflin, Union, Snyder & Juniata Counties PUMA, PA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
23,295
Male Workforce
± 3.75k
3,035
Female Workforce
± 1.35k

The Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce in 2022 was 26,330 people (11.5% women and 88.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of −12.1% between 2014 (29,961) and 2022 (26,330).

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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 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Illinois ($52,970), Washington ($49,653), and Louisiana ($49,393).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$39,117
AVERAGE WAGE
#414 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood earned an average of $39,117, $25,566 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

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0.314
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.314, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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).

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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 Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing ($58,330).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
26.3k
2022 Workforce
± 3,983
−4.44%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 22.1%

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 48.2%, followed by Miscellaneous wood products with 31.1% and Furniture & related product manufacturing with 20.6%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in the US. The workforce of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in 2022 was 26,330 people, with 11.5% woman, and 88.5% men. The average age of male Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in the workforce is 41.5 and of female Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood is 40.7, 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 2022 was 26,330 people, with 11.5% woman, and 88.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (3,680 people), 50 to 54 years (3,337  people), and 20 to 24 years (2,849 people). Among them they concentrated 38.1% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 18.5% of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workers were Hispanic and 81.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (89.2%), All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.76)%, and Guatemalan (4.08)%

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Races

In 2022, 76% of the Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce were White, of which 11.4% were women and 88.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (7.93%) and Other (7.92%).

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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 2022 were Philosophy and Religious Studies.

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 N/A.

Majors

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The most common majors achieved by Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (506 people), Education (138 people), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (127 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 (12,376 people), Secondary Education (5,727 people), and Some college (3,569 people).

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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.

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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 2.84%, but Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood are expected to see a growth of 0.202% 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.
0.202%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
2.84%
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 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

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