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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$46,570
United States, 2025
Employment
44,980
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
- O*NET code
- 51-9032.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Remove defective or substandard materials from machines, and readjust machine components so that products meet standards.
- Maintain production records, such as quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.
- Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments.
- Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines.
- Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.
- Adjust machine controls to alter position, alignment, speed, or pressure.
- Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
- Remove completed materials or products from cutting or slicing machines, and stack or store them for additional processing.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$35,930
25th percentile
$39,440
75th percentile
$53,800
90th percentile
$61,120
Most important skills
- Operations Monitoring4.0
- Operation and Control3.9
- Quality Control Analysis3.6
- Monitoring3.1
- Reading Comprehension3.1
- Troubleshooting3.0
- Equipment Maintenance3.0
- Active Listening2.9
- Critical Thinking2.9
- Coordination2.9
- Repairing2.9
- Complex Problem Solving2.9
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 7 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
7
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Monitoring | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Operation and Control | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.6 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington, NC | $63,550 | 100 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $62,620 | 530 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $58,450 | 140 | 2025 |
| MN | $58,260 | 1,130 | 2025 |
| Topeka, KS | $56,610 | 40 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | $56,030 | 90 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | $55,660 | 40 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $54,950 | 400 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | $54,280 | 60 | 2025 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $54,100 | 110 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $53,680 | 490 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | $53,370 | 860 | 2025 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $53,180 | 90 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | $52,920 | 150 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $52,870 | 60 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | $52,630 | 90 | 2025 |
| VT | $52,220 | 100 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $52,180 | 320 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ME | $51,750 | 50 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $51,750 | 220 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.