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Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders in West Virginia

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$43,200 Median Salary

10 Job Openings

Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders in West Virginia earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in West Virginia?

40 people worked as Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 70 Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 305 Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means West Virginia has fewer Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, which is better than what is projected nationwide which is a decrease of 14.1%.

West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 10 annual job openings, and a total of 60 jobs for West Virginia Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,700 annual jobs and 17,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in West Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $32,920 to $50,090 with $43,200 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.83 to $24.08. The median hourly rate was $20.77.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $22.07 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.30.

The median salary in West Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top States for Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Indiana	2,340	$37,990
Texas	2,050	$36,020
Michigan	1,710	$35,760
Ohio	1,590	$35,970
Pennsylvania	1,540	$41,140
California	1,180	$40,330
Illinois	940	$36,580
Kentucky	640	$36,380
Wisconsin	630	$37,260
New York	590	$39,640
Arkansas	480	$38,250
South Carolina	440	$36,900
Massachusetts	430	$42,820
North Carolina	410	$42,920
Connecticut	390	$38,470
Tennessee	390	$31,370
Georgia	370	$35,110
Oklahoma	340	$38,430
Missouri	270	$34,650
Arizona	270	$37,800

Below are the states where Metal and Plastic Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Washington	$44,820
Oregon	$44,620
Vermont	$43,990
Louisiana	$43,910
West Virginia	$43,200
North Carolina	$42,920
Massachusetts	$42,820
Pennsylvania	$41,140
New Hampshire	$40,380
California	$40,330

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Occupation	West Virginia Employment Total
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