Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
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| Alabama | 110 | $33,240 | $15.98 | |
| Arizona | 30 | $45,220 | $21.74 | |
| Arkansas | 200 | $35,320 | $16.98 | |
| California | 1,190 | $45,450 | $21.85 | |
| Colorado | 70 | $42,540 | $20.45 | |
| Connecticut | 270 | $46,030 | $22.13 | |
| Florida | 220 | $37,520 | $18.04 | |
| Georgia | 260 | $37,560 | $18.06 | |
| Illinois | 730 | $40,680 | $19.56 | |
| Indiana | 960 | $39,690 | $19.08 | |
| Iowa | 140 | $38,640 | $18.58 | |
| Kansas | 80 | $49,140 | $23.62 | |
| Kentucky | 100 | $36,590 | $17.59 | |
| Louisiana | $39,660 | $19.07 | ||
| Maine | 50 | $44,980 | $21.63 | |
| Massachusetts | 230 | $46,280 | $22.25 | |
| Michigan | 1,110 | $41,560 | $19.98 | |
| Minnesota | 110 | $44,440 | $21.36 | |
| Mississippi | 120 | $37,840 | $18.19 | |
| Missouri | 240 | $37,160 | $17.86 | |
| Nevada | 30 | $36,950 | $17.76 | |
| New Hampshire | 100 | $41,510 | $19.96 | |
| New Jersey | 120 | $48,510 | $23.32 | |
| New York | 170 | $43,840 | $21.08 | |
| North Carolina | 260 | $39,690 | $19.08 | |
| Ohio | 1,600 | $41,020 | $19.72 | |
| Oklahoma | 260 | $40,200 | $19.33 | |
| Oregon | 210 | $51,980 | $24.99 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1,470 | $38,370 | $18.45 | |
| South Carolina | 480 | $48,150 | $23.15 | |
| Tennessee | 440 | $42,450 | $20.41 | |
| Texas | 1,810 | $40,580 | $19.51 | |
| Utah | 140 | $44,490 | $21.39 | |
| Virginia | $53,090 | $25.52 | ||
| Washington | 100 | $51,420 | $24.72 | |
| West Virginia | 40 | $36,010 | $17.31 | |
| Wisconsin | 580 | $41,980 | $20.18 |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, manufacture, assemble, test, and repair parts, mechanisms, machines, and structures in which materials are cast, formed, shaped, molded, heat treated, cut, twisted, pressed, fused, stamped or worked.
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to fabricate and modify metal parts in support of other manufacturing, repair or design activities, or as an independent business.
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$41,560 per yearNational average salaryDecliningJob growth rate
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High school diploma or equivalentTypical education requirement
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Moderate-term on-the-job trainingTypical on-the-job training requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.
- Less than high school 18%
- High school graduate 48%
- College dropout 21%
- Associate’s degree 7%
- Bachelor’s degree 5%
- Master’s degree 1%
- Doctorate degree 0%
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