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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.

US jobs
44,980
Median wage
$46,570 a year
Job family
Physical work

Can agents do the work of cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders?

We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Physical work:

  • Task levelUnexploredNo benchmark in our collection covers this work yet.
  • Project levelUnexploredNo benchmark in our collection covers this work yet.

Unexplored territory

No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Remove defective or substandard materials from machines, and readjust machine components so that products meet standards.
  • Maintain production records, such as quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.
  • Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments.
  • Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines.
  • Review work orders, blueprints, specifications, or job samples to determine components, settings, and adjustments for cutting and slicing machines.
  • Adjust machine controls to alter position, alignment, speed, or pressure.
  • Examine, measure, and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices, such as rulers, micrometers, or scales.
  • Remove completed materials or products from cutting or slicing machines, and stack or store them for additional processing.
  • Stack and sort cut material for packaging, further processing, or shipping, according to types and sizes of material.
  • Type instructions on computer keyboards, push buttons to activate computer programs, or manually set cutting guides, clamps, and knives.
  • Select and install machine components, such as cutting blades, rollers, and templates, according to specifications, using hand tools.
  • Position stock along cutting lines, or against stops on beds of scoring or cutting machines.
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