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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
3 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for GANG SAWYER, STONE (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| GANG SAWYER, STONE | 0228 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| STONE-LATHE OPERATOR | 0470 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| Wire Sawyer (Stonework) | 0501 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders earn, by state
Minnesota has the highest state median for cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders ($58,260) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($25,010), across the 48 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $58,260 | $28.01 | 1,130 |
| Vermont | $52,220 | $25.11 | 100 |
| Colorado | $51,750 | $24.88 | 700 |
| Montana | $51,540 | $24.78 | 100 |
| Oregon | $51,180 | $24.61 | 990 |
| Missouri | $50,930 | $24.49 | 1,120 |
| Washington | $50,430 | $24.25 | 760 |
| New Hampshire | $50,290 | $24.18 | 90 |
| Illinois | $49,740 | $23.92 | 1,770 |
| New York | $49,680 | $23.88 | 1,870 |
| Iowa | $49,600 | $23.84 | 920 |
| Maine | $49,200 | $23.65 | 160 |
| New Jersey | $48,600 | $23.36 | 1,040 |
| Ohio | $48,400 | $23.27 | 3,000 |
| Nebraska | $48,300 | $23.22 | 530 |
| Kentucky | $48,180 | $23.16 | 900 |
| Wisconsin | $48,040 | $23.10 | 1,300 |
| North Dakota | $47,480 | $22.83 | 70 |
| South Carolina | $47,410 | $22.79 | 730 |
| Arkansas | $47,320 | $22.75 | 800 |
| Pennsylvania | $46,850 | $22.52 | 1,630 |
| Idaho | $46,840 | $22.52 | 160 |
| Arizona | $46,780 | $22.49 | 760 |
| Alaska | $46,240 | $22.23 | 30 |
| Indiana | $46,150 | $22.19 | 2,110 |
| California | $46,110 | $22.17 | 3,080 |
| Rhode Island | $45,950 | $22.09 | 210 |
| Utah | $45,510 | $21.88 | 740 |
| South Dakota | $44,980 | $21.63 | 460 |
| Maryland | $44,820 | $21.55 | 280 |
| Virginia | $44,790 | $21.54 | 840 |
| Kansas | $44,760 | $21.52 | 760 |
| Michigan | $44,620 | $21.45 | 730 |
| Connecticut | $44,530 | $21.41 | 450 |
| Georgia | $44,130 | $21.22 | 1,230 |
| Tennessee | $44,030 | $21.17 | 1,260 |
| Massachusetts | $43,790 | $21.05 | 1,280 |
| North Carolina | $43,770 | $21.04 | 3,100 |
| Nevada | $43,470 | $20.90 | 340 |
| Texas | $42,210 | $20.29 | 3,650 |
| Mississippi | $41,590 | $20.00 | 710 |
| Louisiana | $41,170 | $19.79 | 110 |
| Florida | $40,540 | $19.49 | 1,370 |
| Alabama | $39,740 | $19.10 | 590 |
| West Virginia | $37,920 | $18.23 | 160 |
| Oklahoma | $37,910 | $18.23 | 620 |
| New Mexico | $32,770 | $15.75 | 200 |
| Puerto Rico | $25,010 | $12.02 | 50 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).