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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Wood

What do they do?

Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

Education Required

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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What Does This Job Pay?

Median Annual Salary: $38,000
Median Hourly Salary: $18
$28,790
$38,000
$51,780
One out of ten earn less than $28,790
The median salary is $38,000
One out of ten earn more than $51,780

Top Skills For This Job

  • Basic Skills
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Talking to others
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Talking to others
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Talking to others
  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
  • Bringing people together to solve differences
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Talking to others
  • Bringing people together to solve differences
  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Talking to others
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
  • Bringing people together to solve differences
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Problem Solving
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Talking to others
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Talking to others
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
  • Understanding people's reactions
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Talking to others
  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
  • Bringing people together to solve differences
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Talking to others
  • Bringing people together to solve differences
  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Talking to others
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
  • Bringing people together to solve differences
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Will There Be Jobs?

New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

Typical Daily Tasks

  • Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
  • Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.
  • Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.