Occupational Employment and Wages, 2002

51-7042 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines.

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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)
89,860 1.8 % $11.13 $23,160 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.39 $8.72 $10.59 $13.03 $15.93
Annual Wage (2) $15,370 $18,140 $22,030 $27,100 $33,140

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Other wood product manufacturing 25,810 $10.63 $22,100 1 33
Household and institutional furniture mfg. 24,750 $11.05 $22,980 2 31
Sawmills and wood preservation 7,360 $11.68 $24,290 3 16
Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. 7,350 $11.43 $23,780 4 22
Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing 7,340 $11.41 $23,720 5 23

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills 180 $16.52 $34,360 20 1
Electrical equipment manufacturing 80 $16.08 $33,450 31 2
Used merchandise stores 30 $13.87 $28,860 40 3
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing 260 $12.68 $26,380 15 4
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (6) $12.63 $26,260 (6) 5

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Vermont 700 $10.80 $22,470 0.238% 411
Maine 1,310 $10.05 $20,910 0.221% 479
North Carolina 8,100 $11.11 $23,110 0.218% 528
Oregon 2,950 $13.34 $27,750 0.190% 433
Wisconsin 4,850 $11.66 $24,260 0.180% 533

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Alaska 30 $14.52 $30,200 0.010% 323
New Jersey 1,040 $13.83 $28,760 0.027% 498
Oregon 2,950 $13.34 $27,750 0.190% 433
Minnesota 1,950 $13.26 $27,580 0.075% 486
Connecticut 460 $13.00 $27,040 0.028% 467

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 2,630 $11.50 $23,930 1.606%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 990 $11.60 $24,130 0.862%
Jamestown, NY MSA 410 $11.58 $24,100 0.746%
Lynchburg, VA MSA 370 $11.16 $23,210 0.397%
Joplin, MO MSA 290 $13.80 $28,700 0.390%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA (6) $18.64 $38,770 (6)
Detroit, MI PMSA 240 $15.66 $32,580 0.012%
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA 250 $15.15 $31,510 0.040%
Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 470 $14.55 $30,260 0.339%
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 850 $14.30 $29,740 0.051%

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These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Data for detailed occupations does not sum to the totals because the totals include data for occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(6) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: November 26, 2003