Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Wood resume
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Also called knife setter, ratchet setter, sawing machine setters operators and tenders wood and automatic bandsaw tender.
$42,770
Median pay a year
40,850
People do this work
6
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Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Wood
Summary
Sawing machine setter and operator working with wood sawing machines, setting up and adjusting equipment, measuring and inspecting workpieces, and maintaining machine performance
Experience
Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Wood
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Set up and operated saws that cut wood to specific sizes
Inspected and measured workpieces to mark for cuts and check accuracy
Adjusted saw blades using wrenches, rulers, or handwheels
Monitored sawing machines, adjusting speed and clearing jams
Guided workpieces against saws or used automatic feeding devices
Lubricated and cleaned machines using wrenches and grease guns
Counted, sorted, and stacked finished workpieces after cutting
Skills
Core Skills
Inspecting lumber, Setting equipment controls, Reviewing blueprints and instructions, Reading work orders or instructions, Studying blueprints or instructions, Monitoring equipment operation, Counting finished products, Measuring indicators, Measuring product dimensions
Technical Skills
Clearing equipment jams
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Checked and measured wood piecesAdjusted saw blades with toolsMounted saw blades on machinesOperated saws to cut woodInspected wood for qualityCleared jams in the machines
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Checked and measured wood pieces to ensure accuracy for cutting specifications
Mounted and secured saw blades on machines, preparing equipment for operation
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Checked and measured wood pieces to ensure cuts were more precise and consistent
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Cuts were more precise and consistentReduced waste from incorrect cutsImproved overall quality of finished products
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Mention if you were trusted to mount blades on multiple machines
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Mounted and secured saw blades on machines, preparing equipment for operation
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Was trusted to mount blades on all saw typesHandled blade mounting for the entire shiftTrained others on safe blade mounting
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What are you good at?
Inspecting lumber
Setting equipment controls
Clearing equipment jams
Reviewing blueprints and instructions
Reading work orders or instructions
Studying blueprints or instructions
Monitoring equipment operation
Counting finished products
Measuring indicators
Measuring product dimensions
Sorting grades
Selecting production materials
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What a Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Wood does
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Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.
What it pays
How much does a Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Wood make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$36,510
Median
$42,770
75th percentile
$48,620
About 40,850 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$50,160
$52,680
$53,460
AL
$35,360
$37,520
$44,650
AR
$31,840
$36,740
$46,750
AZ
$38,570
$42,870
$46,640
CA
$39,660
$47,390
$55,020
CO
$42,090
$47,030
$48,600
CT
$41,430
$51,150
$58,270
FL
$36,750
$38,280
$44,830
GA
$35,660
$39,860
$47,540
IA
$43,420
$48,090
$49,510
ID
$42,330
$48,350
$57,550
IL
$38,830
$46,530
$64,210
IN
$37,990
$42,620
$47,510
KS
$33,630
$36,930
$42,950
KY
$29,490
$36,810
$42,730
LA
$44,180
$46,610
$50,330
MA
$45,480
$47,210
$64,440
MD
$39,800
$47,060
$125,830
ME
$41,570
$46,210
$49,880
MI
$37,170
$40,260
$47,090
MN
$47,050
$51,330
$58,390
MO
$35,830
$38,030
$45,170
MS
$32,210
$36,960
$46,050
MT
$43,130
$49,090
$55,820
NC
$35,080
$38,100
$46,860
NE
$45,330
$46,970
$52,360
NH
$37,630
$46,090
$50,000
NJ
$40,080
$44,630
$52,270
NM
$33,280
$34,720
$43,580
NV
$31,380
$39,350
$49,350
NY
$37,270
$42,250
$48,700
OH
$38,290
$45,010
$50,160
OK
$31,160
$36,140
$43,300
OR
$45,190
$49,740
$55,380
PA
$36,930
$40,590
$47,770
SC
$36,310
$39,300
$47,130
SD
$33,920
$37,480
$43,680
TN
$36,040
$39,070
$46,320
TX
$32,950
$36,740
$44,250
UT
$37,580
$43,490
$45,360
VA
$31,650
$35,790
$41,600
VT
$41,290
$46,040
$49,610
WA
$46,370
$51,940
$60,630
WI
$35,710
$44,440
$47,570
WV
$27,970
$35,590
$46,240
WY
$34,880
$39,470
$44,370
Other names
Other names for this job
knife setter, ratchet setter, sawing machine setters operators and tenders wood, automatic bandsaw tender, automatic edger, automatic log cut off sawyer, backup sawyer, band saw operator, band saw runner, band sawyer, band scroll saw operator, bandmill operator.
This page is about the occupation Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.