Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$38,450
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
-9.8% (decline)
Career
What Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Do
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.
Other Job Titles Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic May Have
Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated.
Record times that parts are removed from furnaces to document that objects have attained specified temperatures for specified times.
Adjust controls to maintain temperatures and heating times, using thermal instruments and charts, dials and gauges of furnaces, and color of stock in furnaces to make setting determinations.
Start conveyors and open furnace doors to load stock, or signal crane operators to uncover soaking pits and lower ingots into them.
Set up and operate or tend machines, such as furnaces, baths, flame-hardening machines, and electronic induction machines, that harden, anneal, and heat-treat metal.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Most common level of education among people in this career: High school diploma or equivalent (70%)
This page includes information from theO*NET 26.1 Databaseby the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under theCC BY 4.0license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
