Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
SOC code 51-7042 · Production Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,110 | $15.44 |
| 25th percentile | $37,100 | $17.84 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $43,380 | $20.86 |
| 75th percentile | $48,720 | $23.42 |
| 90th percentile | $56,830 | $27.32 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing (SOC 51-7042), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 47 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.
| State | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual | 10th pctl annual | 25th pctl annual | 75th pctl annual | 90th pctl annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2,750 | $37,300 | $36,600 | $27,680 | $29,620 | $42,910 | $49,880 |
| Arizona | — | $41,410 | $39,870 | $36,160 | $37,060 | $45,760 | $48,320 |
| Arkansas | 1,070 | $37,900 | $36,520 | $25,150 | $29,060 | $45,170 | $48,930 |
| California | 3,440 | $45,280 | $45,020 | $37,380 | $38,390 | $48,720 | $56,510 |
| Colorado | 400 | $46,210 | $44,580 | $35,640 | $37,340 | $52,200 | $61,120 |
| Connecticut | 130 | $46,680 | $44,970 | $37,200 | $39,690 | $51,090 | $55,450 |
| Florida | 1,370 | $39,630 | $36,810 | $28,030 | $32,020 | $45,850 | $54,000 |
| Georgia | 2,520 | $40,050 | $37,070 | $29,540 | $32,700 | $46,000 | $52,240 |
| Idaho | 780 | $45,380 | $45,730 | $33,050 | $38,290 | $50,990 | $58,370 |
| Illinois | 1,430 | $44,140 | $44,620 | $34,570 | $37,530 | $47,610 | $55,640 |
| Indiana | 3,980 | $42,840 | $39,860 | $31,220 | $36,600 | $47,890 | $58,150 |
| Iowa | 1,570 | $47,980 | $47,890 | $46,590 | $47,870 | $48,030 | $51,490 |
| Kansas | 450 | $40,420 | $37,630 | $30,100 | $34,350 | $44,980 | $57,160 |
| Kentucky | 1,560 | $37,180 | $37,050 | $28,760 | $31,940 | $39,510 | $45,800 |
| Louisiana | 440 | $45,930 | $46,040 | $36,440 | $41,700 | $49,240 | $58,000 |
| Maine | 470 | $42,020 | $39,350 | $35,220 | $36,780 | $45,090 | $49,450 |
| Maryland | 130 | $47,480 | $45,530 | $33,610 | $38,830 | $56,570 | $66,770 |
| Massachusetts | 1,120 | $44,430 | $43,880 | $35,980 | $37,290 | $47,900 | $56,760 |
| Michigan | 4,810 | $44,480 | $46,180 | $36,290 | $39,270 | $47,540 | $51,890 |
| Minnesota | 720 | $49,720 | $48,920 | $39,640 | $43,460 | $56,840 | $59,880 |
| Mississippi | 880 | $39,290 | $37,100 | $29,650 | $32,060 | $44,800 | $48,980 |
| Missouri | 800 | $38,880 | $37,890 | $29,010 | $34,410 | $42,610 | $48,030 |
| Montana | 350 | $46,140 | $47,940 | $35,360 | $39,390 | $51,160 | $56,520 |
| Nebraska | 410 | $45,180 | $47,590 | $36,150 | $40,380 | $47,590 | $56,790 |
| Nevada | 350 | $45,300 | $45,820 | $38,490 | $39,760 | $47,280 | $53,660 |
| New Hampshire | 520 | $48,070 | $45,960 | $31,680 | $39,790 | $53,670 | $67,120 |
| New Jersey | 800 | $46,550 | $40,190 | $35,480 | $36,840 | $51,740 | $60,750 |
| New Mexico | 200 | $39,410 | $37,440 | $30,510 | $35,350 | $40,590 | $50,750 |
| New York | 1,420 | $45,660 | $40,450 | $34,740 | $36,690 | $48,770 | $67,680 |
| North Carolina | 3,870 | $38,690 | $37,350 | $29,470 | $31,790 | $44,360 | $47,970 |
| North Dakota | 180 | $42,960 | $43,580 | $37,210 | $39,570 | $44,510 | $48,640 |
| Ohio | 2,650 | $43,980 | $44,510 | $33,320 | $37,590 | $49,350 | $56,390 |
| Oklahoma | 220 | $39,800 | $36,270 | $31,520 | $33,280 | $44,290 | $59,190 |
| Oregon | 2,030 | $48,540 | $49,430 | $37,980 | $42,730 | $52,640 | $58,010 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,190 | $43,180 | $43,020 | $34,980 | $37,860 | $47,140 | $53,470 |
| Rhode Island | 80 | $47,400 | $47,570 | $29,120 | $40,660 | $52,740 | $64,770 |
| South Carolina | 1,500 | $40,300 | $40,190 | $28,170 | $29,450 | $47,210 | $54,120 |
| South Dakota | 610 | $41,070 | $41,070 | $32,120 | $35,520 | $46,170 | $48,660 |
| Tennessee | 2,250 | $35,640 | $34,340 | $29,390 | $30,680 | $38,840 | $45,640 |
| Texas | 2,370 | $35,760 | $34,630 | $26,520 | $29,330 | $38,910 | $48,790 |
| Utah | 770 | $40,540 | $37,880 | $29,940 | $35,360 | $45,970 | $53,700 |
| Vermont | 310 | $45,100 | $44,900 | $38,000 | $38,570 | $47,730 | $56,300 |
| Virginia | 1,580 | $39,570 | $37,030 | $30,730 | $34,670 | $44,880 | $48,710 |
| Washington | 1,430 | $51,640 | $50,170 | $41,690 | $46,760 | $57,770 | $61,390 |
| West Virginia | 410 | $38,400 | $41,290 | $29,470 | $31,450 | $43,140 | $47,610 |
| Wisconsin | 3,090 | $42,790 | $41,400 | $35,240 | $37,510 | $46,610 | $50,850 |
| Wyoming | 60 | $41,550 | $38,640 | $28,840 | $37,600 | $47,580 | $50,750 |
Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.