A CNC Operator sets up and operates metal and wood-cutting machinery to build tools and parts of various machinery, art, and display projects. Their duties include studying blueprints and creating the design, cutting metal, wood and other materials and manipulating it to build the project, and performing regular maintenance on the CNC machinery. Read and understand blueprint designs as well as working with CNC programming.
A CNC Operator sets up and operates metal and wood-cutting machinery to build tools and parts of various machinery, art, and display projects. Their duties include studying blueprints and creating the design, cutting metal, wood and other materials and manipulating it to build the project, and performing regular maintenance on the CNC machinery. Read and understand blueprint designs as well as working with CNC programming.
Pennsylvania
Median pay: $55K/yr
What Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators typically earn in Pennsylvania — from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data (May 2025). It's the going rate for this line of work, not this employer's offer.CareerPCS publishes these benchmarks with explicit limits so they are not mistaken for an employer offer or a prediction.Read the salary methodology