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Estimated employment30
Mean wage$23.59
Entry wage$13.46
10th percentile wage$12.81
50th percentile wage$17.38
90th percentile wage$46.22
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing30100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing30$17.38
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal/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$17.38 $19.31 -$1.93
2017$17.23+.9%$19.15+.9%-$1.91
2016$16.71+3.1%$18.57+3.1%-$1.85
2015$16.26+2.8%$18.07+2.8%-$1.80
2014$15.87+2.4%$17.64+2.4%-$1.76
2013$15.51+2.3%$17.24+2.3%-$1.72
2012$15.22+1.9%$16.91+1.9%-$1.69
2011$14.97+1.7%$16.63+1.7%-$1.66
2010$14.73+1.6%$16.36+1.6%-$1.63
2009$14.57+1.1%$16.19+1.1%-$1.61
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.38 $24.40 -$7.02
2017$17.23+.9%$24.14+1.1%-$6.90
2016$16.71+3.1%$23.49+2.8%-$6.78
2015$16.26+2.8%$22.96+2.3%-$6.69
2014$15.87+2.4%$22.48+2.1%-$6.60
2013$15.51+2.3%$22.00+2.2%-$6.48
2012$15.22+1.9%$21.55+2.1%-$6.33
2011$14.97+1.7%$21.18+1.7%-$6.21
2010$14.73+1.6%$20.85+1.6%-$6.12
2009$14.57+1.1%$20.50+1.7%-$5.93
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 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven$19.5840
Hartford$17.67220
Bridgeport-Stam.$17.3830
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$17.67220
New Haven$19.5840
Bridgeport-Stam.$17.3830
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