DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4051 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Occupational Description:
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, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic? (51-4191).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 42091$22.32/hr$0.47/hr$16.67/hr$19.87/hr$22.55/hr$25.01/hr$28.19/hr
U S 17,150669$21.12/hr$0.25/hr$13.61/hr$16.52/hr$20.61/hr$25.26/hr$29.96/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing350$22.16/hr
Other Regional Data For Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Minnesota 420 $22.55/hr -2.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 260 $22.28/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 240 $22.27/hr -5.8%
Duluth MN-WI MSA 80 $25.96/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 50 $20.71/hr -2.4%
Southeast Minnesota 40 $22.64/hr -4.3%
Northeast Minnesota N/A $26.12/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4,070$17.94/hr0.6%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1,730$20.65/hr1.9%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1,180$22.18/hr-4.6%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic340$18.53/hr-7.6%
Tasks for Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders