Jobs Similar to Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Engine and Other Machine Assemblers and Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing: $43,380 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
82% similar · $38,760 (−11%) · High school
- 2Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
82% similar · $53,710 (+24%) · High school
- 3Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
82% similar · $49,080 (+13%) · High school
- 4Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
82% similar · $42,770 (−1%) · High school · Same group
- 5Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
81% similar · $52,800 (+22%) · High school
- 6Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
81% similar · $46,550 (+7%) · High school
- 7Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
81% similar · $50,060 (+15%) · High school
- 8Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
81% similar · $46,330 (+7%) · High school
- 9Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
80% similar · $44,350 (+2%) · High school
- 10Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
80% similar · $63,340 (+46%) · Training or associate
- 11Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
80% similar · $38,180 (−12%) · High school
- 12Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
79% similar · $39,530 (−9%) · High school
- 13Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
79% similar · $50,140 (+16%) · High school
- 14Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
79% similar · $47,180 (+9%) · High school
- 15Industrial Machinery Mechanics
79% similar · $64,520 (+49%) · Training or associate
- 16Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
79% similar · $49,030 (+13%) · High school
- 17Maintenance Workers, Machinery
79% similar · $60,850 (+40%) · Training or associate
- 18Pile Driver Operators
79% similar · $73,300 (+69%) · High school
- 19Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
79% similar · $46,680 (+8%) · High school · Same group
- 20Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
79% similar · $61,290 (+41%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing.
- Pile Driver Operators79% similar · $73,300 (+69%)
- Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons79% similar · $61,290 (+41%)
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers82% similar · $53,710 (+24%)
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic81% similar · $52,800 (+22%)
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic79% similar · $50,140 (+16%)
- Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners81% similar · $50,060 (+15%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Jobs that can lead here
Careers where woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (92)
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (91)
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (91)
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (91)
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (89)
- Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners (89)
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (88)
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (88)
- Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand (88)
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (87)
Questions about jobs like woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
What jobs are most similar to woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (82% similar), Engine and Other Machine Assemblers (82% similar), Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (82% similar), Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood (82% similar) and Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (81% similar).
Which jobs like woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Pile Driver Operators ($73,300, +69%; usually a high school diploma), Industrial Machinery Mechanics ($64,520, +49%; usually training or an associate degree) and Model Makers (Metal and Plastic) ($63,340, +46%; usually training or an associate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing ($43,380). Without more preparation than woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing usually need: Pile Driver Operators, Refractory Materials Repairers and Engine and Other Machine Assemblers.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.