Metal-Refining Furnace Operator/Tender (51-4051) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2017)
All Industry
Estimated employment		50
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
Industry	Employment Percent
Primary Metal Manufacturing	30	62.7%
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Primary Metal Manufacturing	30	20.78
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing		18.00

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
Year	This 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
Year	This 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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