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Highest Paying Industries for Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The top 54 highest paying industries for wood sawing 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 $42,160, pulp, paper, and paperboard mills is the highest paying industry for wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders. It is followed by paper manufacturing industry (average annual salary $41,900). 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 wood sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 54 Highest Paying Industries for Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$42,160	$21,960	200
2	Paper Manufacturing	$41,900	$21,940	200
3	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$39,550	$26,970	110
4	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$37,640	$26,920	40
5	Machinery Manufacturing	$36,520	$25,690	170
6	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$33,860	$20,910	n/a
7	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$33,420	$21,680	30
8	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$32,070	$20,970	130
9	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$31,720	$23,930	n/a
10	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$31,690	$23,950	n/a
11	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$31,470	$21,060	160
12	Warehousing and Storage	$30,840	$21,800	120
13	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$29,480	$21,940	80
14	Transportation and Warehousing	$29,320	$21,080	140
15	Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing	$29,200	$19,030	2,110
16	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$29,070	$20,460	1,470
17	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$29,020	$21,010	80
18	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$28,900	$21,630	40
19	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$28,760	$19,570	90
20	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$28,300	$19,690	1,950
21	Wholesale Trade	$28,280	$19,610	2,010
22	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$28,260	$19,470	4,060
23	Retail Trade	$28,220	$21,380	550
24	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$28,210	$21,330	530
25	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$28,210	$21,330	530
26	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$28,120	$19,450	5,630
27	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$27,850	$19,590	1,590
28	Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	$27,810	$19,110	4,140
29	Logging	$27,810	$17,830	570
30	Forestry and Logging	$27,810	$17,830	570
31	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$27,810	$17,830	570
32	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$27,620	$19,140	90
33	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$27,490	$18,150	17,730
34	Specialty Trade Contractors	$27,070	$20,010	280
35	Manufacturing	$26,990	$18,290	41,610
36	Building Finishing Contractors	$26,880	$20,410	180
37	Wood Product Manufacturing	$26,560	$18,100	34,690
38	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$26,470	$19,180	2,020
39	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$26,260	$21,000	40
40	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$26,260	$21,000	40
41	Federal, State, and Local Government	$26,260	$21,000	40
42	Construction	$26,110	$20,240	360
43	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$25,500	$18,510	140
44	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$25,500	$18,510	140
45	Temporary Help Services	$25,430	$19,520	n/a
46	Employment Services	$25,430	$19,490	n/a
47	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$25,350	$19,400	n/a
48	Administrative and Support Services	$25,320	$19,390	n/a
49	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$24,760	$17,760	12,900
50	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$23,630	$20,600	60
51	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$22,870	$18,990	40
52	Social Assistance	$22,870	$18,990	40
53	Health Care and Social Assistance	$22,870	$18,990	40
54	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$22,450	$16,690	n/a