Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters

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Total Workforce

20.1k

Average Age

41.6

Average Salary

$52,216

Average Male Salary

$52,600

Average Female Salary

$46,217

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 $52,216 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters by wage are Tax preparers, Riggers, and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers.

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 Porter County PUMA, IN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters are Porter County PUMA, IN.

Production Occupations Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

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 Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing. Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters are paid most in N/A but are relatively concentrated in Porter County PUMA, IN.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$52,216

AVERAGE SALARY

± $5,654

In 2018, Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters earned an average of $52,216, $1,672 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Tax preparers make somewhat more than Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters while Riggers 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

N/A

WAGE GINI

In N/A, Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters had a wage GINI coefficient of N/A, which is approximately the same as than the national average of 0.479. 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

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

Porter County PUMA, IN

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.

Industries

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, and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters, by average wage, are Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, Aluminum production & processing, Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing, and Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing.

Industries by Share

20.1k

2018 Workforce

± 3,477

-15.2%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 27.8%

The number of people employed as Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters has been declining at a rate of -15.2%, from 23,647 people in 2017 to 20,064 people in 2018.

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 22.9%, followed by Foundries with 14.8% and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 7.79%.

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 41.6 and of female Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters is 41.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

18.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,371

1.21k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 853

94% of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender 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)

64.9% of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 18.2% 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 Gender

41.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.26

41.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 9.76

The median age of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters is 41.6, and Male employees are generally 0.0472 years older 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 Business.