Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Manufacturing
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.

What a cutting and slicing machine setter, operator, and tender does

Become a cutting and slicing machine setter, operator, and tender

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good cutting and slicing machine setter, operator, and tender

  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Reading work related information.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Typical hourly rate is $29 per hour with a typical salary of $60,200 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $24 and $32 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $16,700 and $61,000 per year.
  • 51% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Part-time

  • The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $26 per hour with a typical salary of $30,800 per year.
  • 22.8% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.

Cutting And Slicing Machine Setter, Operator, And Tender job outlook

  • There are 1,157 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 159 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
  • 16% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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