Occupation Profile

Industries Employing

Sawing Machine Workers

(SOC Code : 51-7041)

in California

Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. Include head sawyers.

Employers usually expect an employee in this occupation to be able to do the job after Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months) .

Occupational Wages

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Area	Year	Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
				25th	Median	75th
California	2023	1st Qtr	$21.87	$18.10	$21.67	$24.58

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Occupational Projections of Employment (also called "Outlook" or "Demand")

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Area	Estimated Year-Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change		Total Job Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
California	2018 - 2028	3,200	3,100	-100	-3.1	3,550

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Job Openings from JobCentral National Labor Exchange

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Industries Employing This Occupation (click on Industry Title to View Employers List)

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Industry Title

Number of Employers in State of California

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of California

Lumber and Other Construction Ma

2,257

8.2%

Building Material and Supplies D

14,055

5.8%

Household and Institutional Furn

2,620

5.7%

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Training Programs (click on title for more information)

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Program Title

Cabinetmaking and Millwork.

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Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.)

Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.

Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.

Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.

Set up, operate, or tend saws or machines that cut or trim wood to specified dimensions, such as circular saws, band saws, multiple-blade sawing machines, scroll saws, ripsaws, or crozer machines.

Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.

Monitor sawing machines, adjusting speed and tension and clearing jams to ensure proper operation.

Sharpen blades or replace defective or worn blades or bands, using hand tools.

Guide workpieces against saws, saw over workpieces by hand, or operate automatic feeding devices to guide cuts.

Clear machine jams, using hand tools.

Lubricate or clean machines, using wrenches, grease guns, or solvents.

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Top Skills used in this Job

Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Time Management - Managing one`s own time and the time of others.

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Top Work Values (Aspects of this job that create satisfaction.)

Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees.

Independence - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions.

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Top Interests (The types of activities someone in this job would like.)

Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Conventional - Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

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