Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders Career

The role of Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders is to 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..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $54,340 and $26 per hour. Based on BLS data, a total of 20,870 employees were employed in the Occupation.

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The following 20 occupations are related to Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders.

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Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	540	$49,900	$24
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	24,750	$49,290	$24
Pourers and Casters, Metal	5,460	$50,110	$24
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	159K	$42,060	$20
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	422K	$52,640	$25
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	33,020	$47,120	$23
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	14,950	$46,540	$22
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	31,970	$42,550	$20
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	33,840	$73,170	$35
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	120K	$57,350	$28
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	53,170	$51,960	$25
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	26,210	$46,390	$22
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	57,080	$44,610	$21
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	14,820	$47,540	$23
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	15,210	$41,500	$20
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	6,500	$44,840	$22
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	4,400	$63,810	$31

Vocational Programs for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders Career

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