• Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
  • Manufacturing
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 36,726
    $32,158 range bar $48,446
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Very Slow Growing
  • Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders operate or tend furnaces, such as gas, oil, coal, electric-arc or electric induction, open-hearth, or oxygen furnaces, to melt and refine metal before casting or to produce specific types of steel.

What do they typically do

  • Use scales to weigh materials to be put into furnaces
  • Make sure materials meet specifications by drawing smelted metal samples from furnaces or kettles to calculate types and amounts of materials needed
  • Watch air and temperature gauges or metal color and fluidity, and turn fuel valves or adjust controls to maintain required temperatures
  • Operate controls to move or discharge metal workpieces from furnaces
  • Inspect furnaces and equipment to find defects and wear
  • Record production data, and maintain production logs
  • Regulate supplies of fuel and air, or control flow of electric current and water coolant to heat furnaces and adjust temperatures
  • Drain, transfer, or remove molten metal from furnaces and place it into molds using hoists, pumps, or ladles

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Job Growth 0.0%
Job Openings 19

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