Vocational Programs for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Career

The role of Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing is to set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $40,360 and $19 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing career. Based on BLS data, a total of 61,250 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Woodworking	13	-	-	-	-
Cabinetmaking and Millwork	66	-	-	1,590 Hours	15.00 Months

Related Occupations to Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing.

Related Occupations toWoodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9,170	$47,350	$23
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	24,750	$49,290	$24
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	179K	$44,260	$21
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5,740	$47,490	$23
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	75,260	$44,450	$21
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	19,560	$48,850	$23
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	13,990	$50,020	$24
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	128K	$43,990	$21
Tool and Die Makers	58,150	$62,020	$30
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	6,660	$48,520	$23
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders	4,630	$36,570	$18
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9,760	$37,040	$18
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	43,570	$40,120	$19
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	26,210	$46,390	$22
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	7,220	$39,260	$19
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	52,720	$44,700	$21
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	96,460	$48,910	$24
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20

Schools offering vocational programs for Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

The following 59 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.