Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
51-7041 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate CNC equipment. Includes lead sawyers.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 52,260 |
2.4 % |
$15.00 |
$31,200 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.94 |
$11.75 |
$14.18 |
$17.69 |
$21.83 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,670 |
$24,440 |
$29,500 |
$36,790 |
$45,410 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Sawmills and Wood Preservation |
19,760 |
21.49 |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing |
12,860 |
5.57 |
$13.77 |
$28,640 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing |
5,880 |
7.38 |
$15.92 |
$33,120 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) |
5,420 |
1.52 |
$14.70 |
$30,580 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
3,200 |
0.23 |
$14.60 |
$30,370 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Sawmills and Wood Preservation |
19,760 |
21.49 |
$15.41 |
$32,050 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing |
5,880 |
7.38 |
$15.92 |
$33,120 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing |
12,860 |
5.57 |
$13.77 |
$28,640 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) |
5,420 |
1.52 |
$14.70 |
$30,580 |
| Logging |
640 |
1.31 |
$15.47 |
$32,180 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Carolina |
3,550 |
0.81 |
2.24 |
$14.77 |
$30,720 |
| Texas |
3,480 |
0.29 |
0.80 |
$12.27 |
$25,530 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,250 |
0.56 |
1.54 |
$15.65 |
$32,550 |
| Alabama |
2,920 |
1.50 |
4.17 |
$14.16 |
$29,460 |
| California |
2,860 |
0.17 |
0.47 |
$15.55 |
$32,350 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alabama |
2,920 |
1.50 |
4.17 |
$14.16 |
$29,460 |
| Oregon |
2,700 |
1.43 |
3.96 |
$17.23 |
$35,840 |
| Idaho |
960 |
1.36 |
3.77 |
$16.72 |
$34,780 |
| Mississippi |
1,500 |
1.34 |
3.70 |
$14.29 |
$29,720 |
| Maine |
790 |
1.31 |
3.63 |
$16.97 |
$35,300 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Montana |
250 |
0.55 |
1.52 |
$20.80 |
$43,250 |
| Connecticut |
150 |
0.09 |
0.25 |
$19.79 |
$41,160 |
| Vermont |
120 |
0.40 |
1.12 |
$18.72 |
$38,930 |
| Washington |
2,220 |
0.68 |
1.89 |
$18.40 |
$38,280 |
| Hawaii |
30 |
0.05 |
0.14 |
$17.93 |
$37,300 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,100 |
0.31 |
0.85 |
$12.93 |
$26,900 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
800 |
0.65 |
1.81 |
$15.26 |
$31,740 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
750 |
0.12 |
0.34 |
$15.53 |
$32,310 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
580 |
0.49 |
1.35 |
$16.60 |
$34,520 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
530 |
0.27 |
0.74 |
$17.67 |
$36,750 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL |
510 |
5.04 |
13.95 |
$13.74 |
$28,570 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
490 |
0.18 |
0.51 |
$13.26 |
$27,570 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
470 |
3.37 |
9.35 |
$16.32 |
$33,950 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC |
440 |
1.21 |
3.34 |
$13.47 |
$28,010 |
| Eugene, OR |
420 |
2.67 |
7.38 |
$18.50 |
$38,470 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Tuscaloosa, AL |
510 |
5.04 |
13.95 |
$13.74 |
$28,570 |
| Longview, WA |
130 |
3.44 |
9.54 |
$20.73 |
$43,110 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
470 |
3.37 |
9.35 |
$16.32 |
$33,950 |
| Lebanon, PA |
170 |
3.35 |
9.28 |
$14.74 |
$30,650 |
| Albany, OR |
150 |
3.20 |
8.86 |
$15.76 |
$32,770 |
| Medford, OR |
230 |
2.69 |
7.46 |
$16.90 |
$35,140 |
| Eugene, OR |
420 |
2.67 |
7.38 |
$18.50 |
$38,470 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL |
180 |
2.50 |
6.91 |
$12.83 |
$26,690 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA |
100 |
2.06 |
5.70 |
$22.01 |
$45,780 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
80 |
2.03 |
5.63 |
$19.80 |
$41,190 |
United States Department of Labor
