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Last updated: April 17, 2024
Former Hand Salary
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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$44,909 (USD)
Average Salary
$22/hr
Average Hourly
$705
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Former Hand is $44,909 a year and $22 an hour in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The average salary range for a Former Hand is between $33,457 and $52,993. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Former Hand. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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:
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About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Philadelphia, commonly referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the second-most populous city in the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Philadelphia is known for its extensive contributions to United States history, especially the American Revolution, and served as the nation's capital until 1800. It maintains contemporary influence in business and industry, culture, sports, and music. Philadelphia is the nation's sixth-most populous city, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census and is the urban core of the larger Delaware Valley...
Job Summary
Description:
- Bends and straightens cold and hot metal plates, bars, structural shapes, and weldments to angles, curves, or flanges as specified by drawings, layouts, and templates, using form blocks, fixtures forming bars, sledge, power hammer and portable grinders: lays out reference points onto workpiece and form blocks, using tape, compass, radius bar and applying knowledge of geometry, effects of heat, and physical properties of metal.
- Sets up and bolts or clamps fixtures, dies, and forming bars to form block to outline specified contour.
- Heats metal, using furnace or hand torch.
- Lifts, positions, aligns, and clamps or bolts workpiece to form block of fixture, using tongs or hoist.
- Bends workpiece, using bar or by hammering with sledge or mallet.
- Straightens out warps or bumps by hammering against face block or by heating with hand torch.
- Chips, trims, and grinds edges to specified contour, using chipping hammer and portable and stand grinder.
- Verifies size of workpiece, using ruler or template.
- May operate hand-powered machines, such as roll, brake, or bender.
- May be designated by product formed as tool bender, hand.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Former Hand is $44,909 a year and $22 an hour in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The average salary range for a Former Hand is between $33,457 and $52,993. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Former Hand. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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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Former Hand Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Job family population: 16,870
Estimated population of Former Hand jobs: 923
Rate of error: 6.9%
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About Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Philadelphia, commonly referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the second-most populous city in the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Philadelphia is known for its extensive contributions to United States history, especially the American Revolution, and served as the nation's capital until 1800. It maintains contemporary influence in business and industry, culture, sports, and music. Philadelphia is the nation's sixth-most populous city, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census and is the urban core of the larger Delaware Valley...
Job Summary
Description:
- Bends and straightens cold and hot metal plates, bars, structural shapes, and weldments to angles, curves, or flanges as specified by drawings, layouts, and templates, using form blocks, fixtures forming bars, sledge, power hammer and portable grinders: lays out reference points onto workpiece and form blocks, using tape, compass, radius bar and applying knowledge of geometry, effects of heat, and physical properties of metal.
- Sets up and bolts or clamps fixtures, dies, and forming bars to form block to outline specified contour.
- Heats metal, using furnace or hand torch.
- Lifts, positions, aligns, and clamps or bolts workpiece to form block of fixture, using tongs or hoist.
- Bends workpiece, using bar or by hammering with sledge or mallet.
- Straightens out warps or bumps by hammering against face block or by heating with hand torch.
- Chips, trims, and grinds edges to specified contour, using chipping hammer and portable and stand grinder.
- Verifies size of workpiece, using ruler or template.
- May operate hand-powered machines, such as roll, brake, or bender.
- May be designated by product formed as tool bender, hand.
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Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
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