Sawyer vs edger

The differences between sawyers and edgers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an edger has an average salary of $138,635, which is higher than the $32,810 average annual salary of a sawyer.

The top three skills for a sawyer include safety procedures, tape measure and CNC. The most important skills for an edger are CNC, , and .

Sawyer vs edger overview

	Sawyer	Edger
Yearly salary	$32,810	$138,635
Hourly rate	$15.77	$66.65
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	585	450
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 66%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Sawyer vs edger salary

Sawyers and edgers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sawyer	Edger
Average salary	$32,810	$138,635
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $40,000	Between $94,000 And $203,000
Highest paying City	Hillsboro, OR	-
Highest paying state	Oregon	-
Best paying company	Hexcel	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between sawyer and edger education

There are a few differences between a sawyer and an edger in terms of educational background:

	Sawyer	Edger
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 66%
Most common major	Business	Medical Assisting Services
Most common college	-	-

Sawyer vs edger demographics

Here are the differences between sawyers' and edgers' demographics:

	Sawyer	Edger
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 92.7% Female, 7.3%	Male, 79.7% Female, 20.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.8% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 1.1% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 1.1% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between sawyer and edger duties and responsibilities

Sawyer example responsibilities.

Provide guidance and leadership to manage maintenance and activities, equipment inspection, overhauling, repairing, and installing mechanisms.
Fall harvest Christmas trees, summer maintenance shearing/pruning, fertilizing fields and previously clear cut wild forest terrain.
Operate table see, bender, butt welder, lathe and CNC router.
Provide leadership, management and training to see teams for wildland fire suppression.
Operate sawmill, bobcat with various unique attachments, knuckle crane to complete loading, unloading, and assembly.
Operate battery of circular saws to cut plastic blocks containing ceramic-coat aluminum rods to length for processing into electronic resistors.

Edger example responsibilities.

Operate all 3 CNC machines.
Operate battery of circular saws to cut plastic blocks containing ceramic-coat aluminum rods to length for processing into electronic resistors.
Receive bottom snowboard base cut to size with distinct product logo.
Operate 3000 ton extrusion press utilizing computerize control panels and diagnostics systems.

Sawyer vs edger skills

Common sawyer skills

Safety Procedures, 83%
Tape Measure, 4%
CNC, 2%
Load Trucks, 2%
Equipment Maintenance, 1%
Table Saws, 1%

Common edger skills

CNC, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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