Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood

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2020 Workforce

28.2k

Average Age

40.7

Estimated Job Growth

−6.79%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$32,420

Average Male Salary

$33,122

Average Female Salary

$27,115

About

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 $32,420 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood are Mifflin, Union, Snyder & Juniata Counties PUMA, PA, Lawrence, Giles, Wayne, Lewis & Perry Counties PUMA, TN, and Dubois, Knox, Spencer, Perry, Pike & Crawford Counties PUMA, IN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood are Mifflin, Union, Snyder & Juniata Counties PUMA, PA, Lawrence, Giles, Wayne, Lewis & Perry Counties PUMA, TN, and Southeast Arkansas PUMA, AR.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce. Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce in 2020 was 28,232 people, of which 11.7% were women and 88.3% were men. Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood are paid most in Northeast Lower Peninsula PUMA, MI but are relatively concentrated in Mifflin, Union, Snyder & Juniata Counties PUMA, PA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

24,936

Male Workforce

± 3.88k

3,296

Female Workforce

± 1.41k

The Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce in 2020 was 28,232 people (11.7% women and 88.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of −5.52% between 2014 (29,880) and 2020 (28,232).

Employment by Location

Level

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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 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Vermont ($43,170), Washington ($42,879), and Utah ($41,418).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$32,420

AVERAGE WAGE

#428 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood earned an average of $32,420, $23,534 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.297

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.297, 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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 Veneer, plywood, & engineered wood products ($38,838).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

28.2k

2020 Workforce

± 4,125

−5.94%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 21.6%

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 46.4%, followed by Miscellaneous wood products with 30.1% and Furniture & related product manufacturing with 23.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in the US. The workforce of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in 2020 was 28,232 people, with 11.7% woman, and 88.3% men. The average age of male Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in the workforce is 40.8 and of female Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood is 39.4, 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 2020 was 28,232 people, with 11.7% woman, and 88.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (4,437 people), 45 to 49 years (3,288 people), and 50 to 54 years (3,264 people). Among them they concentrated 39.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 18.1% of Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workers were Hispanic and 81.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (86.1%), Puerto Rican (7.18)%, and Guatemalan (6.72)%

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Races

In 2020, 78.4% of the Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce were White, of which 11.8% were women and 88.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (9.64%) and Other (7.62%).

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 2020 were Construction.

Among the necessary skills for Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood, Operation Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood need more than the average amount of Repairing.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (322 people), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (208 people), and Education (121 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 (13,157 people), Secondary Education (6,793 people), and Some college (3,848 people).

The graphic shows the Sawing machine setters, operators, & tenders, wood workforce by gender and educational level.

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 Operation Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring.

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 3.71%, but Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood are expected to see a growth of −6.79% 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.

−6.79%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

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 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.