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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$43.25
Entry wage$29.67
10th percentile wage$17.86
50th percentile wage$46.64
90th percentile wage$58.34
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$46.64
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4191)
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.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$46.64 $16.60  $30.04
2015$45.16+3.3%$16.07 +3.3%$29.09
2014$44.14+2.3%$15.71 +2.3%$28.43
2013$43.30+1.9%$15.41 +1.9%$27.89
2012$42.58+1.7%$15.16 +1.7%$27.43
2011$41.90+1.6%$14.91 +1.6%$26.99
2010$41.45+1.1%$14.75 +1.1%$26.69
2009$40.72+1.8%$14.49 +1.8%$26.23
2008$39.66+2.7%$14.12 +2.7%$25.55
2007$38.75+2.3%$13.79 +2.3%$24.96
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$46.64 $18.24  $28.40
2015$45.16+3.3%$17.73 +2.9%$27.43
2014$44.14+2.3%$17.35 +2.2%$26.79
2013$43.30+1.9%$17.00 +2.1%$26.30
2012$42.58+1.7%$16.71 +1.7%$25.87
2011$41.90+1.6%$16.45 +1.6%$25.45
2010$41.45+1.1%$16.17 +1.7%$25.28
2009$40.72+1.8%$15.95 +1.4%$24.77
2008$39.66+2.7%$15.54 +2.6%$24.12
2007$38.75+2.3%$15.05 +3.3%$23.71
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Waterbury $46.64  
Danbury $19.22 30
New Haven $18.63 50
Hartford $18.09 130
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $18.09 130
New Haven $18.63 50
Danbury $19.22 30
Waterbury $46.64  
Wages in other areas
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