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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Houston, TX

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Houston, TX have a median annual salary of $37,840, with 720 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $33,650 at the 10th percentile to $49,120 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$37,840

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.19

Employment

720

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$33,650
10th
$36,500
25th
$37,840
Median
$45,870
75th
$49,120
90th

Local compared with national

Houston, TX

$37,840

Median annual · 2025

United States

$46,570

Median annual · 2025

The Houston, TX median is 18.7% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $8,730).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operations MonitoringImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Operation and ControlImportance 3.9
  3. 3.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.6
  4. 4.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.1
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.1
  6. 6.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.0
  7. 7.TroubleshootingImportance 3.0
  8. 8.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.9
  10. 10.CoordinationImportance 2.9
  11. 11.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.9
  12. 12.RepairingImportance 2.9

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAP software

Common 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.
  • Stack and sort cut material for packaging, further processing, or shipping, according to types and sizes of material.
  • Type instructions on computer keyboards, push buttons to activate computer programs, or manually set cutting guides, clamps, and knives.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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