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 Minnesota N/A13N/A$1.18/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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 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
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders200$21.15/hr-11.7%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic160$17.58/hr-5.1%
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Tasks for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic