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Estimated employment220
Mean wage$18.07
Entry wage$13.32
10th percentile wage$12.48
50th percentile wage$17.67
90th percentile wage$24.15
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing21097.4%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing210$17.84
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$17.67 $20.40 -$2.73
2017$17.52+.9%$20.23+.9%-$2.70
2016$16.99+3.1%$19.62+3.1%-$2.62
2015$16.53+2.8%$19.09+2.8%-$2.55
2014$16.14+2.4%$18.63+2.4%-$2.49
2013$15.77+2.3%$18.21+2.3%-$2.43
2012$15.47+1.9%$17.87+1.9%-$2.39
2011$15.22+1.7%$17.57+1.7%-$2.35
2010$14.97+1.6%$17.29+1.6%-$2.31
2009$14.81+1.1%$17.10+1.1%-$2.28
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.67 $23.62 -$5.95
2017$17.52+.9%$23.37+1.1%-$5.84
2016$16.99+3.1%$22.74+2.8%-$5.75
2015$16.53+2.8%$22.22+2.3%-$5.69
2014$16.14+2.4%$21.76+2.1%-$5.62
2013$15.77+2.3%$21.29+2.2%-$5.52
2012$15.47+1.9%$20.86+2.1%-$5.38
2011$15.22+1.7%$20.51+1.7%-$5.28
2010$14.97+1.6%$20.18+1.6%-$5.21
2009$14.81+1.1%$19.84+1.7%-$5.03
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 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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