Metal Furnace Operators, Tenders, Pourers, and Casters

This post summarizes key statistics on Metal Furnace Operators, Tenders, Pourers, and Casters using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 36,650
25 43,248
30 53,302
35 64,824
40 51,495
45 60,501
50 57,260
55 62,373
60 48,866
65 64,824


Hours Worked Share
0-20 2.00
20-39 4.10
39-41 51.60
41-50 30.20
50-60 10.50
More than 60 1.60

Income Over Career


This chart provides the median income by age for Metal Furnace Operators, Tenders, Pourers, and Casters.

Ten Most Common Industries


Share Income Industry
21.00 81,029 Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills
14.00 51,859 Iron and steel foundries
10.20 44,944 Miscellaneous fabricated metal products
7.00 41,918 Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c.
6.10 51,487 Other primary metal industries
5.60 53,556 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
5.50 73,300 Primary aluminum industries
4.00 38,105 Fabricated structural metal products
3.40 46,673 Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.
3.30 54,975 Aircraft and parts

This table highlights the top industries people working as Metal Furnace Operators, Tenders, Pourers, and Casters work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution


This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Metal Furnace Operators, Tenders, Pourers, and Casters. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors


This table highlights the top majors people working as Metal Furnace Operators, Tenders, Pourers, and Casters received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution


This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Metal Furnace Operators, Tenders, Pourers, and Casters. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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