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Occupation · SOC 51-9032

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

There are 44,980 jobs in the U.S. Median pay is $46,570 a year. The most jobs are in Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX.

ProductionTypical education: High school diploma or equivalent
44,980
Jobs in the U.S.
People employed, May 2025
$46,570
Median pay a year
Middle half: $39,440–$53,800
5,400
Annual openings
10-year change: −0.9%
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical education to enter

Metro areas with the highest employment

10 of 169 metro areas with BLS data for this occupation. LCA filings: Apr 2025–Mar 2026.

Metro areaEmploymentMedian payLCA filings
Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TXMedian pay $44,360 · LCA filings 01,500$44,3600
New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJMedian pay $48,990 · LCA filings 01,490$48,9900
Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CAMedian pay $44,870 · LCA filings 01,460$44,8700
Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–INMedian pay $49,730 · LCA filings 01,230$49,7300
Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia, NC–SCMedian pay $44,790 · LCA filings 0940$44,7900
Cleveland, OHMedian pay $53,370 · LCA filings 0860$53,3700
Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands, TXMedian pay $37,840 · LCA filings 0720$37,8400
Cincinnati, OH–KY–INMedian pay $47,890 · LCA filings 0680$47,8900
Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NHMedian pay $44,320 · LCA filings 0590$44,3200
Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NCMedian pay $44,940 · LCA filings 0590$44,9400

Metro areas with the highest median pay

Median pay for this occupation in each metro area, May 2025.

Metro areaMedian payEmploymentLCA filings
Wilmington, NCEmployment 100 · LCA filings 0$63,5501000
Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WIEmployment 530 · LCA filings 0$62,6205300
St. Cloud, MNEmployment 140 · LCA filings 0$58,4501400
Topeka, KSEmployment 40 · LCA filings 0$56,610400
Yakima, WAEmployment 90 · LCA filings 0$56,030900

Prevailing wage levels (H-1B and PERM)

The minimum yearly wage by level. Level I is entry level and Level IV is fully competent; an H-1B employer must pay at least the level that fits the job.

Metro areaLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TXLevel II $41,142 · Level III $45,032 · Level IV $48,901$37,274$41,142$45,032$48,901
New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJLevel II $45,323 · Level III $51,397 · Level IV $57,491$39,229$45,323$51,397$57,491
Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CALevel II $42,120 · Level III $46,467 · Level IV $50,835$37,752$42,120$46,467$50,835
Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–INLevel II $49,150 · Level III $53,414 · Level IV $57,678$44,886$49,150$53,414$57,678
Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia, NC–SCLevel II $40,893 · Level III $45,427 · Level IV $49,982$36,338$40,893$45,427$49,982
Cleveland, OHLevel II $46,467 · Level III $51,605 · Level IV $56,722$41,350$46,467$51,605$56,722
Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands, TXLevel II $37,482 · Level III $40,706 · Level IV $43,950$34,237$37,482$40,706$43,950
Cincinnati, OH–KY–INLevel II $44,304 · Level III $49,130 · Level IV $53,955$39,478$44,304$49,130$53,955
Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA–NHLevel II $42,120 · Level III $46,134 · Level IV $50,170$38,085$42,120$46,134$50,170
Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton, NCLevel II $40,498 · Level III $45,469 · Level IV $50,419$35,547$40,498$45,469$50,419

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC Online Wage Library, July 2026–June 2027.

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Sources: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 · U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosure data, Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · IPEDS 2024–25. Prevailing wages: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC Online Wage Library, July 2026–June 2027. Methodology