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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
2
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$43,380
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
61,420
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Wood Turning Lathe Operator (competency-based)
- State medians
- $52,980 in Washington to $21,840 in Puerto Rico (48 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| MACHINE SETTER (Woodwork) | 0321 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Wood Turning Lathe Operator | 0505 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $52,980 | $25.47 | 1,250 |
| Minnesota | $51,540 | $24.78 | 710 |
| Iowa | $51,200 | $24.62 | 1,100 |
| New Jersey | $49,680 | $23.88 | 410 |
| Oregon | $49,480 | $23.79 | 2,120 |
| Nebraska | $49,190 | $23.65 | 490 |
| Michigan | $47,680 | $22.92 | 5,250 |
| Louisiana | $47,170 | $22.68 | 400 |
| Connecticut | $47,140 | $22.66 | 150 |
| Colorado | $46,500 | $22.36 | 440 |
| Vermont | $46,480 | $22.35 | 200 |
| Maryland | $46,470 | $22.34 | 420 |
| New Hampshire | $46,450 | $22.33 | 440 |
| Massachusetts | $46,430 | $22.32 | 890 |
| California | $46,370 | $22.29 | 3,530 |
| Rhode Island | $45,880 | $22.06 | 100 |
| North Dakota | $45,820 | $22.03 | 280 |
| Idaho | $45,730 | $21.99 | 830 |
| Montana | $45,610 | $21.93 | 360 |
| Pennsylvania | $44,980 | $21.63 | 3,310 |
| Wisconsin | $44,450 | $21.37 | 2,610 |
| Maine | $44,370 | $21.33 | 440 |
| Ohio | $43,930 | $21.12 | 2,710 |
| New York | $43,720 | $21.02 | 1,250 |
| Kansas | $43,580 | $20.95 | 470 |
| Mississippi | $42,090 | $20.24 | 860 |
| South Carolina | $41,990 | $20.19 | 1,660 |
| South Dakota | $41,740 | $20.07 | 490 |
| Indiana | $41,600 | $20.00 | 3,570 |
| Illinois | $41,360 | $19.89 | 1,820 |
| Nevada | $41,090 | $19.76 | 310 |
| West Virginia | $40,020 | $19.24 | 280 |
| Wyoming | $39,930 | $19.20 | 40 |
| Arizona | $39,440 | $18.96 | 1,430 |
| Virginia | $39,370 | $18.93 | 1,520 |
| Utah | $39,260 | $18.88 | 1,050 |
| Florida | $38,740 | $18.63 | 1,840 |
| New Mexico | $38,650 | $18.58 | 150 |
| Missouri | $38,640 | $18.58 | 940 |
| Kentucky | $38,080 | $18.31 | 1,320 |
| North Carolina | $37,550 | $18.05 | 4,090 |
| Georgia | $37,380 | $17.97 | 2,280 |
| Arkansas | $36,850 | $17.71 | 760 |
| Alabama | $36,750 | $17.67 | 2,580 |
| Oklahoma | $35,990 | $17.30 | 260 |
| Tennessee | $35,290 | $16.97 | 1,840 |
| Texas | $33,840 | $16.27 | 2,130 |
| Puerto Rico | $21,840 | $10.50 | Not published |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.