Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 | All Occupations

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< Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons >

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Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons

Definition | Significant Points | Quick Stats

Definition

Build or repair furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, ovens, etc., using refractory materials.

source: OOH; about this section

Significant Points

2002 employment: 3,600
Projected 2002-12 employment change: More slowly than average
Most significant source of training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

source: OOH; about this section

Quick Stats

Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons

2002 employment: 4,000
2012 projected employment: 4,000
employment numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand; percent changes are calculated with unrounded numbers
Change — numeric: 0; percent: 5.6%
2002 median annual earnings: $35,100; earnings group: high
2002 self-employed: 6.1%
2002 part-time employment: very low
2002 unemployment: low
Typical education and training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 60.4%; some college: 34.3%; bachelor's degree: 5.3%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

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