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Cutting and Slicing Machine Operator Workplace Records
Cutting and slicing operations require setup checks, monitoring and decisions about substandard material. A workplace concern can involve a change made during a run or a disputed production entry. Describe the material category and your assigned task, keeping the employment chronology separate from assumptions about defect causes.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Setup responsibility
List the initial instruction, verification and approved adjustment stages relevant to the event.
Quantity question
Identify the figure you personally recorded and the different total management referenced.
Own work period
Pair your personal time record with required inspection and cleanup duties.
Start with the work you actually do
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-9032.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Remove defective or substandard materials from machines, and readjust machine components so that products meet standards.Source task 12421 · updated 08/2026
- Maintain production records, such as quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.Source task 12424 · updated 08/2026
- Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments.Source task 12426 · updated 08/2026
- Press buttons, pull levers, or depress pedals to start and operate cutting and slicing machines.Source task 12422 · updated 08/2026
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (SOC 51-9032). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $17.52 | $19.10 | $23.68 | $39,740 |
| Alaska | $18.95 | $22.23 | $23.47 | $46,240 |
| Arizona | $19.59 | $22.49 | $25.83 | $46,780 |
| Arkansas | $20.02 | $22.75 | $29.09 | $47,320 |
| Connecticut | $18.89 | $21.41 | $22.98 | $44,530 |
| Florida | $17.49 | $19.49 | $23.27 | $40,540 |
| Georgia | $17.36 | $21.22 | $23.74 | $44,130 |
| Idaho | $22.50 | $22.52 | $23.47 | $46,840 |
| Indiana | $19.31 | $22.19 | $25.60 | $46,150 |
| Iowa | $21.59 | $23.84 | $29.28 | $49,600 |
| Kansas | $20.94 | $21.52 | $23.13 | $44,760 |
| Kentucky | $20.99 | $23.16 | $27.08 | $48,180 |
| Louisiana | $17.31 | $19.79 | $24.24 | $41,170 |
| Maine | $18.66 | $23.65 | $24.88 | $49,200 |
| Michigan | $19.67 | $21.45 | $25.47 | $44,620 |
| Minnesota | $24.72 | $28.01 | $30.38 | $58,260 |
| Mississippi | $16.52 | $20.00 | $24.33 | $41,590 |
| Missouri | $21.81 | $24.49 | $27.60 | $50,930 |
| Montana | $20.06 | $24.78 | $28.60 | $51,540 |
| Nebraska | $22.30 | $23.22 | $25.25 | $48,300 |
| New Hampshire | $20.55 | $24.18 | $29.27 | $50,290 |
| New Mexico | $15.75 | $15.75 | $19.16 | $32,770 |
| New York | $21.50 | $23.88 | $28.40 | $49,680 |
| North Carolina | $17.93 | $21.04 | $23.96 | $43,770 |
| North Dakota | $22.83 | $22.83 | $25.87 | $47,480 |
| Ohio | $19.15 | $23.27 | $26.70 | $48,400 |
| Oklahoma | $17.04 | $18.23 | $22.50 | $37,910 |
| Pennsylvania | $19.21 | $22.52 | $26.66 | $46,850 |
| Rhode Island | $19.23 | $22.09 | $23.03 | $45,950 |
| South Dakota | $20.11 | $21.63 | $25.87 | $44,980 |
| Tennessee | $18.09 | $21.17 | $22.25 | $44,030 |
| Texas | $17.83 | $20.29 | $22.68 | $42,210 |
| Utah | $19.10 | $21.88 | $24.40 | $45,510 |
| Vermont | $22.41 | $25.11 | $29.07 | $52,220 |
| Virginia | $19.34 | $21.54 | $23.96 | $44,790 |
| West Virginia | $17.71 | $18.23 | $21.62 | $37,920 |
| Wisconsin | $20.41 | $23.10 | $26.13 | $48,040 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Trace setup verification and adjustment
Record the instruction version and who approved settings or adjustments. Note whether you tested the setup or began after another worker’s check. Separate a defect observed at the machine from one identified later, including your report and the instruction received before work continued.
Explain recorded quantities and work
List inspection, rejected-material handling and cleanup relevant to your own time or performance question. Identify the period and target cited by management. Do not replace missing production quantities with reconstructed figures or treat machine cycles as a complete measure of your individual hours.
Keep evidence and machinery controlled
Do not rerun material, bypass a guard or remove product samples for personal evidence. Identify relevant setup and production-record types for review. Leave customer specifications and operational data in their systems, preserving your own training and employment feedback separately.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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