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
Northwest Minnesota 6013$17.68/hr$0.43/hr$13.55/hr$14.87/hr$17.30/hr$20.08/hr$23.59/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
Manufacturing60$17.30/hr
Other Regional Data For Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 210 $19.37/hr -8.8%
Northwest Minnesota 60 $17.30/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 10 $15.97/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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Tasks for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic