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Estimated employment50
Mean wage$19.82
Entry wage$14.48
10th percentile wage$12.98
50th percentile wage$19.44
90th percentile wage$28.18
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Primary Metal Manufacturing3062.7%
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Primary Metal Manufacturing3020.78
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing18.00
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator/Tender (51-4051)
Operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting or to produce specified types of steel. Exclude "Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic" (51-4191).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$19.44 $19.03  $0.41
2016$18.75+3.7%$18.35 +3.7%$0.40
2015$18.30+2.4%$17.92 +2.4%$0.39
2014$17.89+2.3%$17.51 +2.3%$0.38
2013$17.55+1.9%$17.18 +1.9%$0.37
2012$17.26+1.7%$16.89 +1.7%$0.36
2011$16.98+1.6%$16.62 +1.6%$0.36
2010$16.80+1.1%$16.44 +1.1%$0.35
2009$16.50+1.8%$16.16 +1.8%$0.35
2008$16.07+2.7%$15.74 +2.7%$0.34
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$19.44 $22.06  -$2.62
2016$18.75+3.7%$21.36 +3.3%-$2.60
2015$18.30+2.4%$20.91 +2.1%-$2.60
2014$17.89+2.3%$20.46 +2.2%-$2.57
2013$17.55+1.9%$20.05 +2.1%-$2.49
2012$17.26+1.7%$19.70 +1.7%-$2.44
2011$16.98+1.6%$19.39 +1.6%-$2.41
2010$16.80+1.1%$19.07 +1.7%-$2.27
2009$16.50+1.8%$18.81 +1.4%-$2.30
2008$16.07+2.7%$18.33 +2.6%-$2.25

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
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