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Estimated employment160
Mean wage$18.31
Entry wage$12.76
10th percentile wage$11.79
50th percentile wage$17.03
90th percentile wage$27.19
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing14086.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing14016.48
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$17.03 $19.63  -$2.59
2016$16.42+3.7%$18.93 +3.7%-$2.50
2015$16.03+2.4%$18.48 +2.4%-$2.44
2014$15.67+2.3%$18.06 +2.3%-$2.39
2013$15.37+1.9%$17.72 +1.9%-$2.34
2012$15.12+1.7%$17.43 +1.7%-$2.30
2011$14.88+1.6%$17.15 +1.6%-$2.27
2010$14.71+1.1%$16.96 +1.1%-$2.24
2009$14.46+1.8%$16.67 +1.8%-$2.20
2008$14.08+2.7%$16.23 +2.7%-$2.14
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.03 $23.02  -$5.99
2016$16.42+3.7%$22.28 +3.3%-$5.86
2015$16.03+2.4%$21.82 +2.1%-$5.78
2014$15.67+2.3%$21.35 +2.2%-$5.68
2013$15.37+1.9%$20.92 +2.1%-$5.54
2012$15.12+1.7%$20.56 +1.7%-$5.44
2011$14.88+1.6%$20.24 +1.6%-$5.36
2010$14.71+1.1%$19.90 +1.7%-$5.18
2009$14.46+1.8%$19.63 +1.4%-$5.17
2008$14.08+2.7%$19.13 +2.6%-$5.04
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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