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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$20.66
Entry wage$15.27
10th percentile wage$14.01
50th percentile wage$18.92
90th percentile wage$30.10
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing$18.92
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$18.92 $18.15 $0.77
2017$18.76+.9%$18.00+.9%$0.76
2016$18.19+3.1%$17.45+3.1%$0.74
2015$17.70+2.8%$16.98+2.8%$0.72
2014$17.28+2.4%$16.58+2.4%$0.70
2013$16.89+2.3%$16.20+2.3%$0.69
2012$16.57+1.9%$15.90+1.9%$0.67
2011$16.29+1.7%$15.63+1.7%$0.66
2010$16.03+1.6%$15.38+1.6%$0.65
2009$15.86+1.1%$15.21+1.1%$0.65
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.92 $20.63 -$1.71
2017$18.76+.9%$20.41+1.1%-$1.65
2016$18.19+3.1%$19.86+2.8%-$1.66
2015$17.70+2.8%$19.41+2.3%-$1.70
2014$17.28+2.4%$19.00+2.1%-$1.72
2013$16.89+2.3%$18.60+2.2%-$1.70
2012$16.57+1.9%$18.22+2.1%-$1.65
2011$16.29+1.7%$17.91+1.7%-$1.61
2010$16.03+1.6%$17.63+1.6%-$1.59
2009$15.86+1.1%$17.33+1.7%-$1.47
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
South Central$19.6240
Northwest$18.92 
North Central$17.67220
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central$17.67220
South Central$19.6240
Northwest$18.92 
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