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Industries with Fastest Cutting Workers Salary Growth

These industries raised Cutting Workers salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

85
Industries with Growth
+65.4%
Highest Growth
+30.2%
Average Growth
2
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Cutting Workers salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 85 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 $35,930 $58,400 +$22,470 +62.5%
3 Other Food Manufacturing $26,330 $41,870 +$15,540 +59.0%
4 Machine Shops $31,940 $50,640 +$18,700 +58.5%
5 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $39,580 $62,120 +$22,540 +56.9%
6 Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel $31,840 $49,340 +$17,500 +55.0%
7 Foundries $30,590 $47,230 +$16,640 +54.4%
8 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing $25,860 $39,860 +$14,000 +54.1%
9 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging $27,090 $40,900 +$13,810 +51.0%
10 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $30,570 $46,110 +$15,540 +50.8%
11 Specialized Design Services $34,740 $51,420 +$16,680 +48.0%
12 Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing $29,550 $43,500 +$13,950 +47.2%
13 Social Assistance $22,880 $33,640 +$10,760 +47.0%
14 Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $32,010 $46,610 +$14,600 +45.6%
15 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $31,810 $46,090 +$14,280 +44.9%
16 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $23,320 $33,640 +$10,320 +44.3%
17 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors $35,240 $50,550 +$15,310 +43.4%
18 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $37,180 $53,190 +$16,010 +43.1%
19 Other Textile Product Mills $25,500 $35,600 +$10,100 +39.6%
20 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $30,840 $42,600 +$11,760 +38.1%
21 Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $32,080 $44,160 +$12,080 +37.7%
22 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $37,440 $51,420 +$13,980 +37.3%
23 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $33,400 $45,710 +$12,310 +36.9%
24 Textile Product Mills $25,500 $34,610 +$9,110 +35.7%
25 Food Manufacturing $31,900 $43,260 +$11,360 +35.6%
26 Other Wood Product Manufacturing $30,660 $41,480 +$10,820 +35.3%
27 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing $36,530 $48,980 +$12,450 +34.1%
28 Primary Metal Manufacturing $34,000 $45,570 +$11,570 +34.0%
29 Rubber Product Manufacturing $35,230 $46,830 +$11,600 +32.9%
30 Specialty Trade Contractors $37,230 $49,470 +$12,240 +32.9%
31 Masonry Contractors $40,770 $53,920 +$13,150 +32.3%
32 Waste Management and Remediation Services $30,950 $40,760 +$9,810 +31.7%
33 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing $28,470 $37,470 +$9,000 +31.6%
34 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $33,100 $43,510 +$10,410 +31.5%
35 Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing $28,040 $36,700 +$8,660 +30.9%
36 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $34,980 $45,710 +$10,730 +30.7%
37 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $42,340 $55,170 +$12,830 +30.3%
38 Remediation and Other Waste Management Services $31,290 $40,760 +$9,470 +30.3%
39 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $32,600 $42,410 +$9,810 +30.1%
40 Apparel Manufacturing $27,820 $36,170 +$8,350 +30.0%
41 Textile Mills $31,270 $40,240 +$8,970 +28.7%
42 Printing and Related Support Activities $35,790 $45,870 +$10,080 +28.2%
43 Building Finishing Contractors $38,220 $48,890 +$10,670 +27.9%
44 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $29,710 $37,880 +$8,170 +27.5%
45 Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing $27,980 $35,660 +$7,680 +27.4%
46 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing $40,110 $51,020 +$10,910 +27.2%
47 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $35,850 $45,280 +$9,430 +26.3%
48 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $32,330 $40,790 +$8,460 +26.2%
49 Paper Manufacturing $40,700 $51,290 +$10,590 +26.0%
50 Employment Services $29,190 $36,760 +$7,570 +25.9%
51 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $34,740 $43,720 +$8,980 +25.8%
52 Animal Food Manufacturing $29,170 $36,660 +$7,490 +25.7%
53 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills $45,090 $56,650 +$11,560 +25.6%
54 Administrative and Support Services $29,770 $37,290 +$7,520 +25.3%
55 Wood Product Manufacturing $31,440 $39,350 +$7,910 +25.2%
56 Other Support Services $31,690 $39,660 +$7,970 +25.1%
57 Temporary Help Services $29,190 $36,450 +$7,260 +24.9%
58 Dairy Product Manufacturing $35,920 $44,760 +$8,840 +24.6%
59 Building Material and Supplies Dealers $42,860 $53,270 +$10,410 +24.3%
60 Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing $34,070 $42,200 +$8,130 +23.9%
61 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $33,250 $41,130 +$7,880 +23.7%
62 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers $42,860 $52,830 +$9,970 +23.3%
63 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $31,930 $39,350 +$7,420 +23.2%
64 Repair and Maintenance $29,870 $36,680 +$6,810 +22.8%
65 Plastics Product Manufacturing $31,920 $38,890 +$6,970 +21.8%
66 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $40,250 $48,310 +$8,060 +20.0%
67 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $33,970 $40,620 +$6,650 +19.6%
68 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $40,450 $48,250 +$7,800 +19.3%
69 Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing $32,240 $37,890 +$5,650 +17.5%
70 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) $36,420 $42,310 +$5,890 +16.2%
71 Machinery Manufacturing $38,600 $44,740 +$6,140 +15.9%
72 Chemical Manufacturing $37,720 $43,720 +$6,000 +15.9%
73 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $36,180 $41,860 +$5,680 +15.7%
74 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $35,880 $41,360 +$5,480 +15.3%
75 Management of Companies and Enterprises $38,840 $44,270 +$5,430 +14.0%
76 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $38,110 $43,270 +$5,160 +13.5%
77 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing $39,790 $44,940 +$5,150 +12.9%
78 Warehousing and Storage $35,430 $39,660 +$4,230 +11.9%
79 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing $34,290 $37,720 +$3,430 +10.0%
80 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing $36,920 $40,060 +$3,140 +8.5%
81 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $36,100 $38,800 +$2,700 +7.5%
82 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying $36,100 $38,800 +$2,700 +7.5%
83 Sawmills and Wood Preservation $32,150 $34,440 +$2,290 +7.1%
84 Ship and Boat Building $37,770 $40,430 +$2,660 +7.0%
85 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $48,980 $51,850 +$2,870 +5.9%

2 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $40,820 $37,430 -$3,390 -8.3%
2 Textile Furnishings Mills $25,500 $24,960 -$540 -2.1%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Cutting Workers 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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