Occupations/51-7041.00
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.
Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.
AI automation risk
70%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
19%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
61%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.
- Mostly routine
Monitor sawing machines, adjusting speed and tension and clearing jams to ensure proper operation.
- Mostly routine
Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
- 02Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.
- 03Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.
- 04Set 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.
- 05Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.
- 06Monitor sawing machines, adjusting speed and tension and clearing jams to ensure proper operation.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.85
- Degree of automation2.52
- Time sitting1.52
- Originality (ability)1.88
- Conflict situations2.03
- Hands-on objects/tools4.44
- Outdoors / weather2.04
- Disease exposure1.22
- Decision freedom4.21
Top abilities
- Control Precision3.62
- Near Vision3.38
- Manual Dexterity3.38
- Arm-Hand Steadiness3.38
- Reaction Time3.25
- Rate Control3.25
- Problem Sensitivity3.25
- Finger Dexterity3.25
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension2.38
- Active Listening2.75
- Writing1.75
- Speaking2.62
- Mathematics2.00
- Science1.25
- Critical Thinking3.00
- Active Learning2.12
- Learning Strategies2.00
- Monitoring3.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
4 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN · Public | Cabinetmaking and Millwork 48.0703 | $5,900 | 100% | 28% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 48.07 |
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | Cabinetmaking and Millwork 48.0703 | $6,200 | 100% | 38% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Anoka Technical College Anoka, MN · Public | Cabinetmaking and Millwork 48.0703 | $6,300 | 100% | 48% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Macomb Community College Warren, MI · Public | Cabinetmaking and Millwork 48.0703 | $4,200 | 100% | 22% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |