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
EDR 9 - South Central 100$18.64/hr$0.54/hr$13.44/hr$14.34/hr$15.84/hr$23.00/hr$25.82/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.


Leading Industries for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing10$15.84/hr
Other Regional Data For Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 210 $19.37/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 50 $17.30/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 10 $15.84/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7W- Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast N/A N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
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