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Industries with Fastest Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary Growth

These industries raised Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

74
Industries with Growth
+65.4%
Highest Growth
+27.9%
Average Growth
1
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 74 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Construction of Buildings $28,990 $47,950 +$18,960 +65.4%
2 Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing $35,670 $58,410 +$22,740 +63.8%
3 Other Food Manufacturing $26,110 $42,340 +$16,230 +62.2%
4 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $39,580 $62,120 +$22,540 +56.9%
5 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $30,420 $47,590 +$17,170 +56.4%
6 Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel $31,840 $49,340 +$17,500 +55.0%
7 Social Assistance $21,880 $33,360 +$11,480 +52.5%
8 Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $33,340 $50,640 +$17,300 +51.9%
9 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging $27,090 $40,900 +$13,810 +51.0%
10 Machine Shops $33,880 $50,640 +$16,760 +49.5%
11 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $36,410 $53,190 +$16,780 +46.1%
12 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $23,110 $33,360 +$10,250 +44.4%
13 Primary Metal Manufacturing $35,030 $48,370 +$13,340 +38.1%
14 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $30,880 $42,520 +$11,640 +37.7%
15 Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $32,300 $44,160 +$11,860 +36.7%
16 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors $35,140 $47,900 +$12,760 +36.3%
17 Food Manufacturing $31,850 $43,160 +$11,310 +35.5%
18 Masonry Contractors $40,890 $55,120 +$14,230 +34.8%
19 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing $36,480 $48,980 +$12,500 +34.3%
20 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $34,330 $45,710 +$11,380 +33.1%
21 Waste Management and Remediation Services $30,950 $40,760 +$9,810 +31.7%
22 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $33,070 $43,510 +$10,440 +31.6%
23 Specialty Trade Contractors $37,350 $48,880 +$11,530 +30.9%
24 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $42,340 $55,170 +$12,830 +30.3%
25 Remediation and Other Waste Management Services $31,290 $40,760 +$9,470 +30.3%
26 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $35,080 $45,560 +$10,480 +29.9%
27 Chemical Manufacturing $37,720 $48,760 +$11,040 +29.3%
28 Printing and Related Support Activities $36,010 $46,240 +$10,230 +28.4%
29 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $33,050 $42,410 +$9,360 +28.3%
30 Administrative and Support Services $29,930 $38,360 +$8,430 +28.2%
31 Employment Services $29,350 $37,550 +$8,200 +27.9%
32 Rubber Product Manufacturing $36,170 $46,210 +$10,040 +27.8%
33 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $29,680 $37,880 +$8,200 +27.6%
34 Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing $28,820 $36,700 +$7,880 +27.3%
35 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing $40,110 $51,020 +$10,910 +27.2%
36 Textile Mills $31,660 $40,240 +$8,580 +27.1%
37 Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing $34,070 $43,140 +$9,070 +26.6%
38 Other Wood Product Manufacturing $32,820 $41,480 +$8,660 +26.4%
39 Building Finishing Contractors $38,560 $48,660 +$10,100 +26.2%
40 Temporary Help Services $29,380 $37,070 +$7,690 +26.2%
41 Paper Manufacturing $40,710 $51,290 +$10,580 +26.0%
42 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $35,990 $45,250 +$9,260 +25.7%
43 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills $45,090 $56,650 +$11,560 +25.6%
44 Dairy Product Manufacturing $35,680 $44,760 +$9,080 +25.4%
45 Other Support Services $31,740 $39,660 +$7,920 +25.0%
46 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $34,340 $42,640 +$8,300 +24.2%
47 Building Material and Supplies Dealers $43,380 $53,630 +$10,250 +23.6%
48 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $31,860 $39,350 +$7,490 +23.5%
49 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing $29,710 $36,680 +$6,970 +23.5%
50 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers $43,380 $53,530 +$10,150 +23.4%
51 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $37,530 $45,760 +$8,230 +21.9%
52 Plastics Product Manufacturing $32,930 $39,820 +$6,890 +20.9%
53 Machinery Manufacturing $38,720 $46,160 +$7,440 +19.2%
54 Wood Product Manufacturing $33,090 $39,440 +$6,350 +19.2%
55 Animal Food Manufacturing $30,960 $36,660 +$5,700 +18.4%
56 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $41,340 $48,930 +$7,590 +18.4%
57 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $35,150 $41,600 +$6,450 +18.3%
58 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $41,360 $48,710 +$7,350 +17.8%
59 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $34,740 $40,690 +$5,950 +17.1%
60 Warehousing and Storage $36,210 $42,220 +$6,010 +16.6%
61 Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing $32,610 $37,890 +$5,280 +16.2%
62 Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing $32,910 $38,060 +$5,150 +15.6%
63 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $38,280 $44,050 +$5,770 +15.1%
64 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing $39,790 $44,230 +$4,440 +11.2%
65 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing $34,290 $37,720 +$3,430 +10.0%
66 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing $36,920 $40,060 +$3,140 +8.5%
67 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $35,380 $38,080 +$2,700 +7.6%
68 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $36,230 $38,650 +$2,420 +6.7%
69 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying $36,230 $38,650 +$2,420 +6.7%
70 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $48,980 $51,850 +$2,870 +5.9%
71 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $39,180 $41,360 +$2,180 +5.6%
72 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) $36,080 $38,080 +$2,000 +5.5%
73 Textile Product Mills $34,540 $36,070 +$1,530 +4.4%
74 Other Textile Product Mills $34,150 $34,520 +$370 +1.1%

1 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $42,860 $39,550 -$3,310 -7.7%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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