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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$30.83
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing30100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing30$16.20
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 $21.12  -$4.92
2019$15.55+4.2%$20.27 +4.2%-$4.72
2018$15.10+2.9%$19.69 +2.9%-$4.58
2017$14.65+3.1%$19.09 +3.1%-$4.44
2016$14.25+2.8%$18.58 +2.8%-$4.32
2015$13.91+2.4%$18.14 +2.4%-$4.22
2014$13.60+2.3%$17.72 +2.3%-$4.12
2013$13.34+1.9%$17.39 +1.9%-$4.05
2012$13.12+1.7%$17.10 +1.7%-$3.98
2011$12.91+1.6%$16.83 +1.6%-$3.91
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.20 $24.42  -$8.22
2019$15.55+4.2%$23.43 +4.2%-$7.88
2018$15.10+2.9%$22.72 +3.1%-$7.61
2017$14.65+3.1%$22.11 +2.8%-$7.46
2016$14.25+2.8%$21.60 +2.3%-$7.35
2015$13.91+2.4%$21.15 +2.1%-$7.23
2014$13.60+2.3%$20.70 +2.2%-$7.10
2013$13.34+1.9%$20.28 +2.1%-$6.94
2012$13.12+1.7%$19.93 +1.7%-$6.81
2011$12.91+1.6%$19.62 +1.6%-$6.71
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
North Central $16.2030
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $16.2030
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