Heat treaters control furnaces and cooling equipment to change the physical properties of metals and metal objects, making them hard, tough, resilient or suitable for machining.
Heat treaters: • load items to be treated into the furnace and bring the metal to a specified temperature • use computer-controlled furnaces • use new technologies, such as advanced vacuum furnaces • check all gauges and controls during treatment to make sure they are working correctly • harden metal by heating it to the required temperatures (this varies with different metals) and dipping it in oil, gas, water, brine or other solutions • surface-harden metal components to improve their resistance to wear and abrasion • use special instruments to test the hardness and mechanical properties of treated metals.
Heat treaters often work in hot environments.
Avg. weekly wage:
$1,122
Future growth:
Decline
Employment by state:
ACT ACT 0.3%
NSW NSW 26.2%
NT NT 0.7%
QLD QLD 18.8%
SA SA 8.1%
TAS TAS 3.5%
VIC VIC 24.3%
WA WA 18.2%
Hours worked:
39.1
Unemployment:
Average unemployment
Gender split:
Male 95.6%
Female 4.4%
Education level:
Age brackets:
15-19 - 1.1%
20-24 - 8.9%
25-34 - 21%
35-44 - 20.8%
45-54 - 21%
55-59 - 16.6%
60-64 - 6.6%
65 and Over - 4.1%
*The data above is sourced from the Department of Employment’s Job Outlook website.
Heat treaters: • load items to be treated into the furnace and bring the metal to a specified temperature • use computer-controlled furnaces • use new technologies, such as advanced vacuum furnaces • check all gauges and controls during treatment to make sure they are working correctly • harden metal by heating it to the required temperatures (this varies with different metals) and dipping it in oil, gas, water, brine or other solutions • surface-harden metal components to improve their resistance to wear and abrasion • use special instruments to test the hardness and mechanical properties of treated metals.
Heat treaters often work in hot environments.
Avg. weekly wage:
$1,122
Future growth:
Decline
Employment by state:
ACT ACT 0.3%
NSW NSW 26.2%
NT NT 0.7%
QLD QLD 18.8%
SA SA 8.1%
TAS TAS 3.5%
VIC VIC 24.3%
WA WA 18.2%
Hours worked:
39.1
Unemployment:
Average unemployment
Gender split:
Male 95.6%
Female 4.4%
Education level:
Age brackets:
15-19 - 1.1%
20-24 - 8.9%
25-34 - 21%
35-44 - 20.8%
45-54 - 21%
55-59 - 16.6%
60-64 - 6.6%
65 and Over - 4.1%
*The data above is sourced from the Department of Employment’s Job Outlook website.