Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
SOC 51-7042 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -2.9%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $47,428per year
- Projected openings
- 3,500
- Projected change
- -2.9%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Quality Control Analysis
- Monitoring
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $52,058 | 130 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $50,868 | 70 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $49,421 | 70 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $48,436 | 190 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $47,533 | 180 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $47,113 | 60 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $46,754 | 150 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $46,589 | 90 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $46,405 | 570 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $46,333 | 90 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $43,698 | 280 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $42,865 | 260 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $42,567 | 650 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $40,249 | 120 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $38,884 | 130 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | $48,471 | 3,670 | 0% |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $47,162 | 3,280 | -6.3% |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $61,553 | 2,020 | -15.4% |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,937 | 5,890 | -14.1% |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $60,397 | 1,390 | -20% |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $49,556 | 6,410 | -11.7% |