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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$16.55
Entry wage$14.31
10th percentile wage$13.51
50th percentile wage$16.33
90th percentile wage$19.93
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing16.33
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and 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.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$16.33 $19.38  -$3.05
2016$15.75+3.7%$18.69 +3.7%-$2.94
2015$15.37+2.4%$18.25 +2.4%-$2.87
2014$15.03+2.3%$17.83 +2.3%-$2.80
2013$14.74+1.9%$17.50 +1.9%-$2.75
2012$14.50+1.7%$17.20 +1.7%-$2.70
2011$14.26+1.6%$16.93 +1.6%-$2.66
2010$14.11+1.1%$16.74 +1.1%-$2.63
2009$13.86+1.8%$16.45 +1.8%-$2.58
2008$13.50+2.7%$16.02 +2.7%-$2.52
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.33 $23.51  -$7.18
2016$15.75+3.7%$22.76 +3.3%-$7.00
2015$15.37+2.4%$22.28 +2.1%-$6.90
2014$15.03+2.3%$21.81 +2.2%-$6.77
2013$14.74+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%-$6.62
2012$14.50+1.7%$21.00 +1.7%-$6.50
2011$14.26+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%-$6.40
2010$14.11+1.1%$20.32 +1.7%-$6.21
2009$13.86+1.8%$20.05 +1.4%-$6.18
2008$13.50+2.7%$19.53 +2.6%-$6.03
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 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Danbury$20.6230
New Haven$19.0550
Hartford$17.03160
Bridgeport-Stamford$16.33 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$17.03160
New Haven$19.0550
Danbury$20.6230
Bridgeport-Stamford$16.33 
Wages in other areas
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