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
Northeast Minnesota N/A267N/A$0.48/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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.


Other Regional Data For Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Northwest Minnesota 40 $18.43/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 20 $14.68/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A $20.25/hr 0.0%
Central Minnesota N/A $16.54/hr -5.9%
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic10$27.51/hrN/A
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/A0.0%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersN/AN/A-18.4%
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Grinding and Polishing Workers, HandN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders