Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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Automation risk
Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.
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Growth
The number of 'Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' job openings is expected to decline 9.8% by 2031
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2023.
Wages
In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' was $40,900, or $19 per hour
'Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' were paid 11.7% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2022 there were 15,600 people employed as 'Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 9 thousand people are employed as 'Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic'.
Job description
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.
SOC Code: 51-4191.00
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