Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders (51-4051) in Connecticut



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State of Connecticut (1Q 2018)
All Industry
Estimated employment		80
Mean wage		$19.49
Entry wage		$13.24
10th percentile wage		$12.34
50th percentile wage		$18.66
90th percentile wage		$28.95

Top Employing Industries
Industry	Employment Percent
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	50	57.1%
Primary Metal Manufacturing	30	39.5%

Best Paying Industries
Industry	Employment Median Wage
Primary Metal Manufacturing	30	$19.89
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	50	$18.38

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).


Median Wage History
Year	This Occupation		Compared to Occupational Group		Difference
Current	$18.66		$19.39		-$0.73
2017	$18.50	+.9%	$19.23	+.9%	-$0.72
2016	$17.94	+3.1%	$18.65	+3.1%	-$0.70
2015	$17.46	+2.8%	$18.14	+2.8%	-$0.68
2014	$17.04	+2.4%	$17.71	+2.4%	-$0.66
2013	$16.66	+2.3%	$17.31	+2.3%	-$0.65
2012	$16.34	+1.9%	$16.98	+1.9%	-$0.63
2011	$16.07	+1.7%	$16.70	+1.7%	-$0.62
2010	$15.81	+1.6%	$16.43	+1.6%	-$0.61
2009	$15.64	+1.1%	$16.25	+1.1%	-$0.61
Year	This Occupation		Compared to All Occupations		Difference
Current	$18.66		$22.55		-$3.89
2017	$18.50	+.9%	$22.31	+1.1%	-$3.80
2016	$17.94	+3.1%	$21.71	+2.8%	-$3.76
2015	$17.46	+2.8%	$21.22	+2.3%	-$3.75
2014	$17.04	+2.4%	$20.77	+2.1%	-$3.73
2013	$16.66	+2.3%	$20.33	+2.2%	-$3.67
2012	$16.34	+1.9%	$19.92	+2.1%	-$3.57
2011	$16.07	+1.7%	$19.58	+1.7%	-$3.50
2010	$15.81	+1.6%	$19.27	+1.6%	-$3.45
2009	$15.64	+1.1%	$18.95	+1.7%	-$3.30

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2018

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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