Career fit quiz

Is Heat Treating Operator the Right Career for You?

A quick, free 8-question quiz to see how well the heat treating operator career fits your personality, preferences and goals.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How this quiz works

Rate how much you agree with each statement. The quiz compares your answers with the realities of the heat treating operator job and gives you an honest fit score in under two minutes. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

Statement 1 of 8I like how metal works
Statement 2 of 8I follow procedures
Statement 3 of 8I don’t mind heat
Statement 4 of 8I can work shifts
Statement 5 of 8I’m careful with records
Statement 6 of 8I don’t need a degree
Statement 7 of 8I’m willing to spend about A few months on the job training for this career
Statement 8 of 8A typical salary around $48,750 a year would meet my needs

What this career really involves

Heat treating equipment setters, operators and tenders, metal and plastic, set up, operate or tend heating equipment such as furnaces and quench tanks to harden, anneal or temper metal parts.

  • Load furnaces
  • Set cycles
  • Quench parts
  • Temper and anneal
  • Test hardness

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