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Highest Paying Industries for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The top 76 highest paying industries for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $41,860, pulp, paper, and paperboard mills is the highest paying industry for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders. It is followed by paper manufacturing industry (average annual salary $39,930). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 76 Highest Paying Industries for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$41,860	$22,400	220
2	Paper Manufacturing	$39,930	$23,060	250
3	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$39,550	$26,970	110
4	Engineering Services	$37,530	$26,700	n/a
5	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$37,530	$26,700	n/a
6	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$37,310	$26,810	50
7	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$33,860	$20,910	n/a
8	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$33,770	$21,830	400
9	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$33,420	$21,680	30
10	Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing	$33,250	$18,510	50
11	Machinery Manufacturing	$33,090	$21,880	280
12	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$32,440	$21,180	530
13	Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	$32,370	$17,580	110
14	Ship and Boat Building	$31,800	$21,770	150
15	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$31,570	$21,760	110
16	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$31,390	$20,010	310
17	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$31,180	$25,250	30
18	Warehousing and Storage	$30,840	$21,800	120
19	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$30,640	$21,590	100
20	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$30,050	$21,300	640
21	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$30,030	$21,310	640
22	Transportation and Warehousing	$29,320	$21,080	140
23	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$29,180	$20,980	90
24	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$28,960	$21,820	50
25	Building Finishing Contractors	$28,950	$20,030	320
26	Specialty Trade Contractors	$28,800	$20,200	550
27	Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing	$28,690	$20,100	8,460
28	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$28,660	$20,890	1,950
29	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$28,660	$20,890	1,950
30	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$28,660	$19,600	60
31	Retail Trade	$28,610	$20,870	2,010
32	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$28,610	$19,140	12,830
33	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$28,230	$20,340	6,570
34	Construction	$28,160	$20,300	650
35	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$27,980	$19,760	24,870
36	Logging	$27,970	$17,860	600
37	Forestry and Logging	$27,970	$17,860	600
38	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$27,970	$17,860	600
39	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$27,950	$20,800	100
40	Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	$27,910	$19,530	18,140
41	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$27,820	$22,260	150
42	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$27,820	$22,260	150
43	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$27,820	$22,260	150
44	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$27,820	$22,260	150
45	Federal, State, and Local Government	$27,820	$22,260	150
46	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$27,810	$18,900	3,670
47	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$27,810	$18,310	23,190
48	Wholesale Trade	$27,780	$18,840	3,740
49	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$27,700	$21,570	130
50	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$27,670	$18,880	3,180
51	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$27,650	$17,790	2,900
52	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$27,640	$17,710	2,770
53	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$27,610	$20,080	n/a
54	Manufacturing	$27,290	$18,650	107,980
55	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$27,220	$19,050	9,680
56	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$27,180	$17,920	30
57	Wood Product Manufacturing	$26,880	$18,400	78,060
58	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$25,940	$18,270	42,050
59	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$25,680	$17,410	n/a
60	Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	$24,890	$19,060	160
61	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$24,270	$17,660	140
62	Social Assistance	$24,270	$17,660	140
63	Health Care and Social Assistance	$24,270	$17,660	140
64	Temporary Help Services	$24,130	$18,430	n/a
65	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$24,120	$17,640	50
66	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$24,060	$20,690	60
67	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$24,040	$18,160	n/a
68	Administrative and Support Services	$24,030	$18,150	n/a
69	Employment Services	$24,020	$18,150	n/a
70	Residential Building Construction	$23,350	$20,200	30
71	Construction of Buildings	$23,350	$20,200	30
72	Repair and Maintenance	$22,060	$17,400	n/a
73	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$22,060	$17,400	n/a
74	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$21,010	$16,530	50
75	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$19,680	$16,320	n/a
76	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$18,770	$17,000	n/a