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Estimated employment30
Mean wage$19.46
Entry wage$14.36
10th percentile wage$13.54
50th percentile wage$16.20
90th percentile wage$30.82
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing30100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing3016.20
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. Excludes Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic" (51-4191).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$16.20 $21.32  -$5.12
2019$15.55+4.2%$20.46 +4.2%-$4.91
2018$15.10+2.9%$19.88 +2.9%-$4.77
2017$14.65+3.1%$19.28 +3.1%-$4.62
2016$14.25+2.8%$18.75 +2.8%-$4.50
2015$13.91+2.4%$18.31 +2.4%-$4.39
2014$13.60+2.3%$17.89 +2.3%-$4.29
2013$13.34+1.9%$17.55 +1.9%-$4.21
2012$13.12+1.7%$17.26 +1.7%-$4.14
2011$12.91+1.6%$16.99 +1.6%-$4.07
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.20 $24.96  -$8.76
2019$15.55+4.2%$23.95 +4.2%-$8.40
2018$15.10+2.9%$23.22 +3.1%-$8.11
2017$14.65+3.1%$22.60 +2.8%-$7.94
2016$14.25+2.8%$22.08 +2.3%-$7.83
2015$13.91+2.4%$21.62 +2.1%-$7.70
2014$13.60+2.3%$21.16 +2.2%-$7.56
2013$13.34+1.9%$20.73 +2.1%-$7.39
2012$13.12+1.7%$20.37 +1.7%-$7.25
2011$12.91+1.6%$20.05 +1.6%-$7.14
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $16.2030
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $16.2030
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