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.
US jobs
14K
Avg. wage
$24/h
GDP output/y
$2.4B
Tasks
23
AI Parity
19%
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O*NET-SOC 51-4191.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025
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