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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Pennsylvania

Is Pennsylvania a good place for you to work as a Woodworking Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender?

9.3% Jobs Projection
$32,090 Median Salary
560 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

3,700 people worked as Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 4,160 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 460 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 Pennsylvania has more Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

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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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 560 annual job openings, and 4,950 total jobs in 2026 for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state.

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 Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $22,410 to $47,310 with $32,090 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.77 to $22.74. The median hourly rate was $15.43.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.76 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.67.

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

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Top Pennsylvania 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 890 $34,300
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 590 $37,230
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 270 $34,920
Lancaster, PA 270 $32,340
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 130 $34,700
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 120 $31,120
Erie, PA 100 $34,250
Lebanon, PA 90 $32,960
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 90 $28,760
Gettysburg, PA 90 $29,820
York-Hanover, PA 90 $29,940
Williamsport, PA 70 $27,230
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 60 $29,950

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

View the list below to see 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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