Average Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Wood Salary in Bend, OR

BLS did not publish a wage for sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Bend, OR in the latest release, but in 2024 the local median hourly wage was $23.39. There are 220 workers employed locally today.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Bend, OR (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Bend, OR. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 220
How common this job is here: 7.89×; More concentrated here than nationally — this metro area is unusually strong in this occupation.

The last time BLS reported wages here

The latest release does not include a wage figure for sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Bend, OR, but earlier releases did. Here is the most recent year with a published wage.

Last reporting year: 2024
Median hourly wage (2024): $23.39/hr
Median annual wage (2024): $48,650
Employment (2024): 200

This data is from the 2024 BLS release. Recent figures may differ — small-sample suppression is common for this occupation.

Where sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

Alaska: $25.33/hr
Washington: $24.97/hr
Minnesota: $24.68/hr
Connecticut: $24.59/hr
Oregon: $23.91/hr
Montana: $23.60/hr
Idaho: $23.25/hr
Iowa: $23.12/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Longview-Kelso, WA: $28.89/hr
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: $26.58/hr
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA: $26.13/hr
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: $26.01/hr
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT: $24.78/hr
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $24.39/hr
Redding, CA: $24.34/hr
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA: $24.16/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: -0.6%; -300 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 4,800; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.