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Estimated employment30
Mean wage$21.98
Entry wage$13.90
10th percentile wage$13.27
50th percentile wage$17.77
90th percentile wage$44.92
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing30100.1%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing3017.77
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator/Tender, 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$17.77 $20.12 -$2.35
2018$17.60+1.0%$19.93+1.0%-$2.32
2017$17.10+2.9%$19.36+2.9%-$2.26
2016$16.58+3.1%$18.77+3.1%-$2.19
2015$16.13+2.8%$18.26+2.8%-$2.13
2014$15.75+2.4%$17.83+2.4%-$2.08
2013$15.39+2.3%$17.43+2.3%-$2.03
2012$15.10+1.9%$17.10+1.9%-$1.99
2011$14.85+1.7%$16.81+1.7%-$1.96
2010$14.61+1.6%$16.54+1.6%-$1.93
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.77 $24.80 -$7.03
2018$17.60+1.0%$24.58+.9%-$6.98
2017$17.10+2.9%$23.83+3.1%-$6.73
2016$16.58+3.1%$23.19+2.8%-$6.61
2015$16.13+2.8%$22.66+2.3%-$6.53
2014$15.75+2.4%$22.19+2.1%-$6.44
2013$15.39+2.3%$21.72+2.2%-$6.32
2012$15.10+1.9%$21.28+2.1%-$6.17
2011$14.85+1.7%$20.91+1.7%-$6.06
2010$14.61+1.6%$20.58+1.6%-$5.97
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 2019
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $22.4250
Hartford $17.89260
Bridge/Stam$17.7730
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $17.89260
New Haven $22.4250
Bridge/Stam$17.7730
Wages in other areas
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