Refractory Materials Repairers, except brickmasons

Definition

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

2004 employment: 3,700
Projected 2004-14 employment change: decline
Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Refractory materials repairers, except brick masons

2004 employment: 4,000
2014 projected employment: 3,000
Change — numeric: 0; percent: -5.2%
2004 median annual earnings: $37,640; earnings group: high
2004 self-employed: 2.7%
2004 part-time employment: very low
2004 unemployment: low
Typical education and training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 59.6%; some college: 35.1%; bachelor's degree: 5.4%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons
— National
U.S.:	$41,070
— by State
AL:	$33,780
AR:	$41,670
CA:	$38,830
GA:	$36,850
IN:	$44,920
IA:	n.a.
LA:	$35,250
MA:	$37,480
MI:	$48,140
MO:	$34,590
NJ:	$44,450
NC:	$40,050
OH:	$42,400
OK:	$31,840
PA:	$39,140
SC:	$35,390
TN:	$44,050
TX:	$33,710
VA:	$38,820
WA:	$33,340
WI:	$41,970
— by NAICS Industry Sector
23	$38,630
31-33	$41,540
42	$36,620
81	$40,880
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

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