Salary Range
Below $25,000 to $75,000
Heat treaters subject metals to heat, cold, and chemicals to change their properties to make them harder, stronger, less brittle, and more flexible. There are approximately 20,000 heat-treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders employed in the metal and plastics industries.
Minimum Education Level
High School DiplomaCertification/License
NoneOutlook
DeclineConventional
Hands On
Technical
Heat Treater or Heat Treating Specialist
Heat Treater Trainee or Apprentice
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- Coremakers
- Electroplating Workers
- Engineering Technicians
- Engineers
- Forge Shop Workers
- Job and Die Setters
- Laboratory Testing Technicians
- Layout Workers
- Metallurgical Engineers
- Metallurgical Technicians
- Millwrights
- Molders
- Precision Metalworkers
- Quality Control Engineers
- Quality Control Technicians
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Steel Industry Workers
- Welders and Welding Technicians