Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters

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2024 Workforce

19.4k

Average Age

41.9

Average Salary

$60,617

Average Male Salary

$62,105

Average Female Salary

$46,908

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 $60,617 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters are Manitowoc, Door & Kewaunee Counties PUMA, WI, Muskegon County PUMA, MI, and Blount County--Maryville & Alcoa cities PUMA, TN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters are Manitowoc, Door & Kewaunee Counties PUMA, WI, Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL, and Etowah & Cherokee Counties PUMA, AL.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters workforce. Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters workforce in 2024 was 19,385 people, of which 9.79% were women and 90.2% were men.

Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters are paid most in Montgomery, Clinton, White, Carroll & Benton Counties PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Manitowoc, Door & Kewaunee Counties PUMA, WI.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

17,487

Male Workforce

± 3.25k

1,898

Female Workforce

± 1.07k

The Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters workforce in 2024 was 19,385 people (9.79% women and 90.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of −14% between 2014 (22,539) and 2024 (19,385).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Virginia ($102,125), Mississippi ($82,265), and Utah ($77,127).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$60,617

AVERAGE WAGE

#242 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters earned an average of $60,617, $9,260 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.295

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.295, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters and on wages 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 Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing ($88,488).

Occupations by Industries

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Value

19.4k

2024 Workforce

± 3,418

−4.95%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 25.9%

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 41.3%, followed by Foundries with 31.2% and Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 13.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters in the US. The workforce of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters in 2024 was 19,385 people, with 9.79% woman, and 90.2% men. The average age of male Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters in the workforce is 41.5 and of female Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters is 44.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters in 2024 was 19,385 people, with 9.79% woman, and 90.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (2,764 people), 40 to 44 years (2,564 people), and 45 to 49 years (2,076 people). Among them they concentrated 39.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 12.1% of Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters workers were Hispanic and 87.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (82.8%), Puerto Rican (11.1)%, and Honduran (6.15)%

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Races

In 2024, 74.7% of the Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters workforce were White, of which 8.9% were women and 91.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10.9%) and Two or More Races (8.02%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Engineering Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (182 people), Engineering (180 people), and Education (109 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters workers were High School or Equivalent (11,253 people), Some college (3,740 people), and Secondary Education (1,819 people).

The graphic shows the Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, & casters workforce by gender and educational level.