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Casting Tester Salary
in Illinois, United States

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$42,350 (USD)

Average Salary

$20/hr

Average Hourly

$576

Average Bonus

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The average pay for a Casting Tester is $42,350 a year and $20 an hour in Illinois, United States. The average salary range for a Casting Tester is between $31,678 and $49,804. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Illinois, United States.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$47,571
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Illinois, United States

Illinois Cost of Living Score:

Description: Illinois ( IL-in-OY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-most land area. Its largest urban areas include Chicago and the Metro East of Greater St. Louis, as well as Peoria, Rockford, Champaign–Urbana, and Springfield, the state's capital. Illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of Chicago in the northeast, major industrial...
Description:
  • Inspects metal castings for dimensional accuracy and surface defects: measures dimensions of casting, using fixed gauges.
  • Examines casting for defects, such as cracks and blowholes.
  • Separates and marks defective castings according to salvage operation required.
  • May chip surplus metal from casting, using hammer and chisel.
  • May tap casting with hammer to determine from sound if casting has been heattreated or to detect defects, such as cracks or thin walls.

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The average pay for a Casting Tester is $42,350 a year and $20 an hour in Illinois, United States. The average salary range for a Casting Tester is between $31,678 and $49,804. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Illinois, United States.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Casting Tester Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Job family population: 579,740

Estimated population of Casting Tester jobs: 330

Rate of error: 0.9%

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Illinois Cost of Living Score:

Description: Illinois ( IL-in-OY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-most land area. Its largest urban areas include Chicago and the Metro East of Greater St. Louis, as well as Peoria, Rockford, Champaign–Urbana, and Springfield, the state's capital. Illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of Chicago in the northeast, major industrial...
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  • Inspects metal castings for dimensional accuracy and surface defects: measures dimensions of casting, using fixed gauges.
  • Examines casting for defects, such as cracks and blowholes.
  • Separates and marks defective castings according to salvage operation required.
  • May chip surplus metal from casting, using hammer and chisel.
  • May tap casting with hammer to determine from sound if casting has been heattreated or to detect defects, such as cracks or thin walls.

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