DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-9051 Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Occupational Description:
Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 2 - Headwaters 100$21.98/hr$3.29/hr$13.30/hr$14.37/hr$20.94/hr$29.39/hr$33.43/hr
Minnesota 730269$20.33/hr$0.47/hr$12.68/hr$14.78/hr$19.66/hr$25.51/hr$30.14/hr
U S 18,970626$20.17/hr$0.14/hr$13.20/hr$15.86/hr$19.55/hr$23.99/hr$28.75/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing10$20.94/hr
Other Regional Data For Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 2 - Headwaters 10 $20.94/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7W- Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 4 - West Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead N/A N/A N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 9 - South Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities N/A $20.25/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
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Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
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Grinding and Polishing Workers, HandN/AN/AN/A
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders