DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4191 Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, anneal, or heat treat metal or plastic objects.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southeast Balance of StateN/AN/A$20.34/hr$0.98/hr$14.69/hr$17.84/hr$21.34/hr$23.54/hr$24.88/hr
Minnesota 34064$18.40/hr$0.68/hr$13.57/hr$15.23/hr$18.53/hr$21.81/hr$23.85/hr
U S 19,560763$19.44/hr$0.16/hr$12.88/hr$15.22/hr$18.66/hr$23.03/hr$27.63/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 230 $19.42/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 60 $17.30/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A $21.34/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
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Tasks for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic