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United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$42,770
United States, 2025
Employment
40,850
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.
- O*NET code
- 51-7041.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Examine logs or lumber to plan the best cuts.
- Trim lumber to straighten rough edges or remove defects, using circular saws.
- Count, sort, or stack finished workpieces.
- Adjust bolts, clamps, stops, guides, or table angles or heights, using hand tools.
- Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
- Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.
- Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.
- Set up, operate, or tend saws or machines that cut or trim wood to specified dimensions, such as circular saws, band saws, multiple-blade sawing machines, scroll saws, ripsaws, or crozer machines.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$30,890
25th percentile
$36,510
75th percentile
$48,620
90th percentile
$58,170
Most important skills
- Operations Monitoring3.1
- Operation and Control3.1
- Critical Thinking3.0
- Troubleshooting3.0
- Quality Control Analysis3.0
- Monitoring3.0
- Time Management2.8
- Equipment Maintenance2.8
- Active Listening2.8
- Judgment and Decision Making2.8
- Complex Problem Solving2.6
- Coordination2.6
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 6 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
6
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 | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Operation and Control | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.0 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longview, WA | $60,100 | 180 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $55,280 | 380 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $54,340 | 30 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $54,090 | 280 | 2025 |
| AK | $52,680 | 100 | 2025 |
| WA | $51,940 | 1,720 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | $51,540 | 40 | 2025 |
| MN | $51,330 | 500 | 2025 |
| CT | $51,150 | 110 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $50,720 | 60 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | $50,630 | 160 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $50,250 | 80 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $49,820 | 30 | 2025 |
| OR | $49,740 | 2,010 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $49,740 | 560 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $49,700 | 50 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | $49,610 | 330 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $49,310 | 90 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $49,250 | 30 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | $49,230 | 120 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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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.