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Heavy Forger Salary
in Somers, New York

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$76,039 (USD)

Average Salary

$37/hr

Average Hourly

$1,460

Average Bonus

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The average pay for a Heavy Forger is $76,039 a year and $37 an hour in Somers, New York, United States. The average salary range for a Heavy Forger is between $54,368 and $91,702. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Somers, New York.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$85,411
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Somers, New York

Somers Cost of Living Score:

Description: Somers is a town located in northern Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 21,541. The nearby Metro-North Commuter Railroad provides service to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan with an average commute time of 65 to 75 minutes from stations at Purdys, Goldens Bridge, Croton Falls, and Katonah.
Description:
  • Shapes heated metal stock into forgings on power hammer or press equipped with open dies, applying knowledge of forging techniques and physical properties of metal, following work order, diagrams, or specifications, and using measuring instruments and handtools: aligns and bolts dies into ram and anvil of machine, using rule, square, gauges, and handtools.
  • Observes color of metal in furnace to determine forging temperature and signals heater to pull metal from furnace.
  • Directs lever tender to start machine and regulate action of hammer or press, and directs heavy-forger helper or manipulator operator to position and turn metal on anvil of machine.
  • Verifies dimensions of forging, using rule and calipers.
  • May forge cold metal.
  • May be designated according to forging equipment as hammersmith; press smith.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Heavy Forger is $76,039 a year and $37 an hour in Somers, New York, United States. The average salary range for a Heavy Forger is between $54,368 and $91,702. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Somers, New York.

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

Heavy Forger Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Job family population: 9,170

Estimated population of Heavy Forger jobs: 891

Rate of error: 3.8%

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Somers Cost of Living Score:

Description: Somers is a town located in northern Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 21,541. The nearby Metro-North Commuter Railroad provides service to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan with an average commute time of 65 to 75 minutes from stations at Purdys, Goldens Bridge, Croton Falls, and Katonah.
Description:
  • Shapes heated metal stock into forgings on power hammer or press equipped with open dies, applying knowledge of forging techniques and physical properties of metal, following work order, diagrams, or specifications, and using measuring instruments and handtools: aligns and bolts dies into ram and anvil of machine, using rule, square, gauges, and handtools.
  • Observes color of metal in furnace to determine forging temperature and signals heater to pull metal from furnace.
  • Directs lever tender to start machine and regulate action of hammer or press, and directs heavy-forger helper or manipulator operator to position and turn metal on anvil of machine.
  • Verifies dimensions of forging, using rule and calipers.
  • May forge cold metal.
  • May be designated according to forging equipment as hammersmith; press smith.
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