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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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9/100
Jobs.best score
#752 of 825
$46,570
median pay, U.S.
44,980
employed (2024)
-2.3%
growth, 2024–34
5,300
openings per year
High school diploma or equivalent
typical entry education

Is cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders a good career?

It scores 9/100 and ranks #752 of 825 occupations on pay, growth, employment and openings. Here's what the federal data says, with no editorializing.

Advantages

  • No college degree typically required to enter

Possible tradeoffs

  • Pays below the U.S. median wage ($46,570 vs $61,390)
  • Employment is projected to decline (-2.3% through 2034)

What cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders earn

Wages: BLS OEWS May 2025

Pay is a range, not a number. Half of U.S. cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders earn between $39,440 and $53,800 a year.

Best-paying states

same axis · ranked by median
Minnesota statewide
$58,260
Vermont statewide
$52,220
Colorado statewide
$51,750
Montana statewide
$51,540
Oregon statewide
$51,180
Missouri statewide
$50,930
Washington statewide
$50,430
New Hampshire statewide
$50,290
Illinois statewide
$49,740
New York statewide
$49,680
$20k $50k $80k

Best-paying metros

01 Wilmington, NC $63,550
02 Minneapolis, MN $62,620
03 St. Cloud, MN $58,450
04 Topeka, KS $56,610
05 Yakima, WA $56,030
06 Bend, OR $55,660
07 Denver, CO $54,950
08 La Crosse, WI $54,280

Strongest employment concentration

01 Texas 3,650
02 North Carolina 3,100
03 California 3,080
04 Ohio 3,000
05 Indiana 2,110
06 New York 1,870

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How to become a cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tender

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Requirements from the Employment Projections program. This occupation has no Occupational Outlook Handbook profile.

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Questions about becoming a cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tender
How much do cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders make?

The national median wage is $46,570 a year, with the middle half earning between $39,440 and $53,800 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Is cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders a good career?

On the Jobs.best index it scores 9 of 100 and ranks #752 of 825 occupations, weighing pay, growth, employment and openings. Employment is projected to change -2.3% through 2034.

What education do you need to become a cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tender?

The typical entry-level education is high school diploma or equivalent.

Where do cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders earn the most?

Among states, Minnesota pays the highest median ($58,260). Local pay for every state and metro is below.

U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWages: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Projections: BLS EP 2024–34
Sources: OEWS-M2025 · EP-2024-34. How we score careers →