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Skilled Trades

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.

Median salary

$45,700

Typical range

$35k – $60k

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Education

Typical entry: No degree required

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

    Entry / Junior

    $34,890

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

    Established

    $45,700

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

    Senior

    $53,065

Key skills

A typical day

  • •Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
  • •Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.
  • •Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
  • •Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines.
  • •Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments.

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