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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

US jobs
40,850
Median wage
$42,770 a year
Job family
Production and manufacturing

Can agents do the work of sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Production and manufacturing: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)

No direct benchmark gives a success rate.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.

  • 13%Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
  • 13%Maintain tools or equipmentNot measured
  • 11%Position workpieces or materials on equipmentNot measured
  • 11%Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipmentNot measured
  • 9%Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or productsNot measured
  • 6%Operate cutting or grinding equipmentNot measured
  • 5%Cut materialsNot measured
  • 4%Select materials or equipment for operations or projectsNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in production and manufacturing, not always this occupation's tasks.

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
  • Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.
  • Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.
  • Set up, operate, or tend saws or machines that cut or trim wood to specified dimensions, such as circular saws, band saws, multiple-blade sawing machines, scroll saws, ripsaws, or crozer machines.
  • Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.
  • Monitor sawing machines, adjusting speed and tension and clearing jams to ensure proper operation.
  • Sharpen blades, or replace defective or worn blades or bands, using hand tools.
  • Guide workpieces against saws, saw over workpieces by hand, or operate automatic feeding devices to guide cuts.
  • Clear machine jams, using hand tools.
  • Lubricate or clean machines, using wrenches, grease guns, or solvents.
  • Adjust bolts, clamps, stops, guides, or table angles or heights, using hand tools.
  • Examine logs or lumber to plan the best cuts.
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