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- Western Prosperity Zone
- Southwest Prosperity Zone
- North Central Prosperity Zone
- Northeast Prosperity Zone
- Northwest Prosperity Zone
- Piedmont-Triad Prosperity Zone
- Sandhills Prosperity Zone
- Southeast Prosperity Zone
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Manufacturing
- Annual Median Wage$ 37,350$29,470
$47,970Annual NC Wage Range
Growth Rate
Slow Growing
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines.
What do they typically do
- Operate or tend computerized or manual woodworking machines
- Start machines, adjust controls, and make trial cuts to ensure that machinery is operating properly
- Use hand tools to change alignment and adjustment of sanding, cutting, or boring machine guides to prevent defects in finished products
- Adjust machine tables or cutting devices, and set controls on machines to produce specified cuts or operations
- Select knives, saws, blades, cutter heads, cams, bits, or belts according to workpiece, machine functions, or product specifications
- Feed stock through feed mechanisms or conveyors into planing, shaping, boring, mortising, or sanding machines to produce desired components
- Monitor operation of machines and make adjustments to correct problems and ensure conformance to specifications
- Inspect pulleys, drive belts, guards, or fences on machines to make sure that machines will operate safely
Number of Jobs
Average AnnualJob Growth +0.5%Job Opening 398Education & Training
- Education These occupations usually require a high school diploma.Associated Programs or MajorsMoreLicenseMore
NC Workforce Credentials- WCA Sawblade Certificate [Woodwork Career Alliance (WCA)]
Private Training Programs39474165Change 218