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

The top 53 highest paying industries for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing (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 $37,530, engineering services is the highest paying industry for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing. It is followed by architectural, engineering, and related services industry (average annual salary $37,530). 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, except sawing in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 53 Highest Paying Industries for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Engineering Services	$37,530	$26,700	n/a
2	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$37,530	$26,700	n/a
3	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$34,470	$24,100	270
4	Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	$34,440	$17,160	90
5	Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing	$33,250	$18,510	50
6	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$32,850	$21,300	370
7	Building Finishing Contractors	$32,570	$18,790	150
8	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$32,520	$24,710	100
9	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$32,210	$18,870	230
10	Specialty Trade Contractors	$31,100	$20,630	270
11	Ship and Boat Building	$30,930	$21,460	140
12	Construction	$30,760	$20,520	290
13	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$30,480	$21,530	100
14	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$28,900	$20,720	1,420
15	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$28,900	$20,720	1,420
16	Retail Trade	$28,830	$20,690	1,470
17	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$28,790	$18,990	8,780
18	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$28,780	$18,990	5,460
19	Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing	$28,560	$20,340	6,350
20	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$28,120	$23,930	110
21	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$28,120	$23,930	110
22	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$28,120	$23,930	110
23	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$28,120	$23,930	110
24	Federal, State, and Local Government	$28,120	$23,930	110
25	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$28,010	$20,300	5,100
26	Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	$27,940	$19,630	14,010
27	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$27,940	$19,830	19,240
28	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$27,830	$17,660	2,630
29	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$27,810	$17,750	2,750
30	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$27,700	$21,570	130
31	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$27,510	$18,310	1,590
32	Machinery Manufacturing	$27,470	$20,670	120
33	Manufacturing	$27,460	$18,910	66,360
34	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$27,400	$19,020	7,660
35	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$27,310	$18,190	1,720
36	Wholesale Trade	$27,260	$18,140	1,740
37	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$27,170	$19,320	40
38	Wood Product Manufacturing	$27,110	$18,670	43,370
39	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$26,400	$18,550	29,140
40	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$26,200	$17,380	100
41	Social Assistance	$26,200	$17,380	100
42	Health Care and Social Assistance	$26,200	$17,380	100
43	Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	$25,620	$19,170	130
44	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$25,160	$18,830	170
45	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$25,160	$18,830	170
46	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$23,350	$16,660	n/a
47	Temporary Help Services	$22,460	$17,380	440
48	Administrative and Support Services	$22,460	$17,220	560
49	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$22,460	$17,220	560
50	Employment Services	$22,350	$17,190	550
51	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$18,770	$17,000	n/a
52	Repair and Maintenance	$18,770	$17,000	n/a
53	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$18,770	$17,000	n/a