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Estimated employment20
Mean wage18.55
Entry wage13.91
10th percentile wage13.02
50th percentile wage17.34
90th percentile wage27.54
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing2099.8%
 Best Paying Industries
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Wage
Manufacturing2018.55
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders (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, Operators/Tenders, Metal/Plastic" (51-4191).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$18.55 $20.15  -$1.60
2014$18.43+.7%$20.02 +.7%-$1.58
2013$18.01+2.3%$19.56 +2.3%-$1.55
2012$17.67+1.9%$19.19 +1.9%-$1.52
2011$17.37+1.7%$18.87 +1.7%-$1.49
2010$17.10+1.6%$18.57 +1.6%-$1.47
2009$16.91+1.1%$18.37 +1.1%-$1.45
2008$16.62+1.8%$18.05 +1.8%-$1.43
2007$16.18+2.7%$17.58 +2.7%-$1.39
2006$15.81+2.3%$17.18 +2.3%-$1.36
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.55 $26.98  -$8.43
2014$18.43+.7%$26.76 +.8%-$8.33
2013$18.01+2.3%$26.19 +2.2%-$8.17
2012$17.67+1.9%$25.66 +2.1%-$7.99
2011$17.37+1.7%$25.22 +1.7%-$7.84
2010$17.10+1.6%$24.82 +1.6%-$7.72
2009$16.91+1.1%$24.41 +1.7%-$7.49
2008$16.62+1.8%$24.08 +1.4%-$7.45
2007$16.18+2.7%$23.46 +2.6%-$7.27
2006$15.81+2.3%$22.71 +3.3%-$6.89

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.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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