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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
2 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for PONY EDGER (Sawmill) (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| HEAD SAWYER | 0831 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| PONY EDGER (Sawmill) | 0901 | 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 sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood earn, by state
Alaska has the highest state median for sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood ($52,680) and New Mexico the lowest ($34,720), across the 46 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $52,680 | $25.33 | 100 |
| Washington | $51,940 | $24.97 | 1,720 |
| Minnesota | $51,330 | $24.68 | 500 |
| Connecticut | $51,150 | $24.59 | 110 |
| Oregon | $49,740 | $23.91 | 2,010 |
| Montana | $49,090 | $23.60 | 280 |
| Idaho | $48,350 | $23.25 | 700 |
| Iowa | $48,090 | $23.12 | 240 |
| California | $47,390 | $22.78 | 3,230 |
| Massachusetts | $47,210 | $22.70 | 60 |
| Maryland | $47,060 | $22.63 | 130 |
| Colorado | $47,030 | $22.61 | 350 |
| Nebraska | $46,970 | $22.58 | 140 |
| Louisiana | $46,610 | $22.41 | 500 |
| Illinois | $46,530 | $22.37 | 470 |
| Maine | $46,210 | $22.22 | 730 |
| New Hampshire | $46,090 | $22.16 | 130 |
| Vermont | $46,040 | $22.14 | 230 |
| Ohio | $45,010 | $21.64 | 2,180 |
| New Jersey | $44,630 | $21.46 | 80 |
| Wisconsin | $44,440 | $21.37 | 1,880 |
| Utah | $43,490 | $20.91 | 180 |
| Arizona | $42,870 | $20.61 | 310 |
| Indiana | $42,620 | $20.49 | 1,270 |
| New York | $42,250 | $20.31 | 1,010 |
| Pennsylvania | $40,590 | $19.52 | 1,720 |
| Michigan | $40,260 | $19.36 | 1,510 |
| Georgia | $39,860 | $19.16 | 1,930 |
| Wyoming | $39,470 | $18.98 | 70 |
| Nevada | $39,350 | $18.92 | 170 |
| South Carolina | $39,300 | $18.89 | 810 |
| Tennessee | $39,070 | $18.79 | 1,510 |
| Florida | $38,280 | $18.40 | 740 |
| North Carolina | $38,100 | $18.32 | 2,020 |
| Missouri | $38,030 | $18.29 | 1,380 |
| Alabama | $37,520 | $18.04 | 1,880 |
| South Dakota | $37,480 | $18.02 | 260 |
| Mississippi | $36,960 | $17.77 | 1,910 |
| Kansas | $36,930 | $17.76 | 110 |
| Kentucky | $36,810 | $17.70 | 1,050 |
| Arkansas | $36,740 | $17.66 | 1,240 |
| Texas | $36,740 | $17.67 | 1,680 |
| Oklahoma | $36,140 | $17.38 | 250 |
| Virginia | $35,790 | $17.21 | 1,580 |
| West Virginia | $35,590 | $17.11 | 360 |
| New Mexico | $34,720 | $16.69 | 70 |
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).