Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce

22.1k

Average Age

41.5

Average Salary

$50,346

Average Male Salary

$51,393

Average Female Salary

$40,261

About

Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters are most often employed by the Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters was $50,346 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters by wage are Agricultural inspectors, Clinical laboratory technologists & technicians, and Dietitians & nutritionists.

Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters are Muskegon County PUMA, MI, Daviess & Hancock Counties PUMA, KY, and Porter County PUMA, IN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters are Daviess & Hancock Counties PUMA, KY, Muskegon County PUMA, MI, and Blount County PUMA, TN.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters and on wages and locations for those in the field. Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters, by average wage, is Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. . Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters are paid most in Butler County PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Daviess & Hancock Counties PUMA, KY.

Yearly Wage

$50,346

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,550

In 2020, Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters earned an average of $50,346, $5,608 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Dietitians & nutritionists make somewhat more than Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters while Agricultural inspectors make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.278

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.278, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters, by number of employees, are Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, Foundries, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Aluminum production & processing, Coating, engraving, heat treating & allied activities , Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production & processing, Structural metals, & boiler, tank, & shipping container manufacturing , Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c., and Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters, by average wage, are Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, and Construction, & mining & oil & gas field machinery manufacturing .

Industries by Share

22.1k

2020 Workforce

± 3,652

−4.18%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 24.1%

The number of people employed as Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters has been declining at a rate of −4.18%, from 23,094 people in 2019 to 22,128 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters employed by various industries. Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing employs the largest share of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters at 21%, followed by Foundries with 15.7% and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 8.12%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters in the US. The average age of male Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters in the workforce is 41 and of female Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters is 46.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

20k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,476

2.08k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,120

90.6% of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

69.6% of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 14.2% of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters.

Age by Sex

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.24

46.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 6.61

The median age of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters is 41.5, and Male employees are generally 5.53 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters is Business but a relatively high number of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters hold a major in Communications.