Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
General Information
Description
Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.
Business Breakdown
People in this career work in these sectors.
- Private, for profit83.47%
- Self-employed10.33%
- Private, not for profit3.40%
- State and local government1.67%
- Federal government0.22%
Workplace at a Glance
What you can expect to experience while on the job
- Responsibility
- Exposure to job hazards
- Physical activity
- Decision making
- Repetitiveness
- Level of competition
- Time pressure
Industry areas
- Manufacturing
Job Outlook
Similar Careers
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
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- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary
Salary Information
Median Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.
$36,270
State-by-state Salary
Gray states indicate no data available
Education & Interests
Most Common Education Levels
People in this career achieve this level of education.
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High school 59%
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Less than high school 21%
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Some college 9%
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Post-secondary certificate 9%
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Master's degree 0%
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Doctoral degree 0%
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Bachelor's degree 0%
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Associate's degree 0%
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Post baccalaureate 0%
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Post-doctoral training 0%
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Post-master's certificate 0%
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First professional degree 0%
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:
- Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.
- Conventional — You have an interest in following procedures and regulations to organize information or data.
- Investigative — You have an interest in studying and researching objects, organisms, and other things.
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Skills at a Glance
Skills helpful in this career
- Verbal skills
- Critical thinking & problem solving
- Equipment operation & maintenance
- Math & science skills
- Technology design & control
- Leadership
Knowledge
- Mechanical
- Production and Processing
- Mathematics
- Building and Construction
- Education and Training
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