Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Career

The role of Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is to 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.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $46,540 and $22 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic career. Based on BLS data, a total of 14,950 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is $5,805. The average length of the programs is 1,054 hours and the average completion time is 9.97 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	273	$8,531	$1,382	1,078 Hours	10.69 Months
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	135	$3,078	$525	1,030 Hours	9.25 Months

Related Occupations to Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.

Related Occupations toHeat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	540	$49,900	$24
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	63,370	$45,440	$22
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	9,170	$47,350	$23
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	24,750	$49,290	$24
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	20,870	$54,340	$26
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	159K	$42,060	$20
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	422K	$52,640	$25
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	33,020	$47,120	$23
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	31,970	$42,550	$20
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	6,650	$37,570	$18
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	14,520	$45,270	$22
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	120K	$57,350	$28
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	53,170	$51,960	$25
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	106K	$47,950	$23
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	57,080	$44,610	$21
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	14,820	$47,540	$23
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	12,510	$44,400	$21
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	15,210	$41,500	$20
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	6,500	$44,840	$22

Vocational Programs for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Career

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$22.38

$46,540

Vocational Programs to Prepare Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Career

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