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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$16.13
Entry wage$14.31
10th percentile wage$13.45
50th percentile wage$16.02
90th percentile wage$19.32
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing16.02
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$16.02 $19.26  -$3.24
2016$15.45+3.7%$18.57 +3.7%-$3.12
2015$15.08+2.4%$18.13 +2.4%-$3.05
2014$14.74+2.3%$17.72 +2.3%-$2.98
2013$14.46+1.9%$17.39 +1.9%-$2.92
2012$14.22+1.7%$17.10 +1.7%-$2.87
2011$13.99+1.6%$16.82 +1.6%-$2.83
2010$13.84+1.1%$16.64 +1.1%-$2.79
2009$13.60+1.8%$16.35 +1.8%-$2.75
2008$13.25+2.7%$15.93 +2.7%-$2.67
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$16.02 $23.83  -$7.81
2016$15.45+3.7%$23.07 +3.3%-$7.61
2015$15.08+2.4%$22.59 +2.1%-$7.50
2014$14.74+2.3%$22.10 +2.2%-$7.36
2013$14.46+1.9%$21.66 +2.1%-$7.19
2012$14.22+1.7%$21.29 +1.7%-$7.06
2011$13.99+1.6%$20.95 +1.6%-$6.95
2010$13.84+1.1%$20.60 +1.7%-$6.75
2009$13.60+1.8%$20.32 +1.4%-$6.71
2008$13.25+2.7%$19.80 +2.6%-$6.55
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
Northwest $19.6450
South Central $19.2050
North Central $17.00170
Southwest $16.02 
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $17.00170
South Central $19.2050
Northwest $19.6450
Southwest $16.02 
Wages in other areas
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