NYC Hired: Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Prospects: Very Unfavorable

*According to projected annual openings and year-over-year growth

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Excludes “Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-7040), "Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4031), and "Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-6062).

Current openings

Paper Cutter 41
Trimming Operator 62

Number of positions

2012: 420 2014: 420

Annual job postings

New: 0 Replacement: 10
(Total: 10)

Salaries in NYC

Starting at:
$20,800
($10/hour)

Middle:
$32,780
($15/hour)

Up to:
$37,500
($18/hour)

Average:
$31,930
($15/hour)

Educational requirements

Minimum education:
High school diploma or equivalent

Work experience:
None

On-the-job training:
Short-term on-the-job training

Education level achieved by workers

Sources: New York State Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor.