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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California

Want to work in California as a Woodworking Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender? Read this first!

9.3% Jobs Projection
$30,120 Median Salary
520 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California is growing faster than average.

  • Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in California?

4,340 people worked as Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 4,450 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 110 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 940 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means California has more Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 9.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.5%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 520 annual job openings, and a total of 4,700 jobs for California Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 8,400 annual jobs and 77,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $23,410 to $46,230 with $30,120 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.26 to $22.22. The median hourly rate was $14.48.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.89 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.59.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,520 $29,600
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 670 $26,330
Stockton-Lodi, CA 270 $34,430
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 200 $34,050
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 170 $29,790
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 140 $30,480
Napa, CA 80 $39,490
Madera, CA 30 $34,150

Top States for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

The table below shows the states where most Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
North Carolina 7,110 $28,220
Wisconsin 4,790 $30,570
Indiana 4,490 $30,060
California 4,340 $30,120
Texas 4,330 $25,430
Ohio 3,800 $30,700
Georgia 3,730 $26,880
Pennsylvania 3,700 $32,090
Washington 2,680 $33,870
Michigan 2,550 $29,130
Virginia 2,500 $27,740
Florida 2,370 $27,830
Iowa 2,280 $32,550
Oregon 2,130 $35,110
Tennessee 2,110 $28,030
Mississippi 2,070 $29,200
Alabama 1,860 $26,800
Kentucky 1,790 $26,560
Missouri 1,780 $27,900
South Carolina 1,450 $27,270

Below are the states where Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Wyoming $38,570
Connecticut $37,120
Nevada $36,970
Massachusetts $36,850
Colorado $36,430
New Mexico $36,340
Alaska $35,460
Oregon $35,110
Minnesota $34,710
New Hampshire $34,390

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