Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce

11.6k

Average Age

41.5

Estimated Job Growth

1.97%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$52,969

Average Male Salary

$61,609

Average Female Salary

$29,581

About

Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders are most often employed by the Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders was $52,969 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders are Butler, Ripley, Wayne, Madison, Iron, Reynolds, Dent, Shannon & Carter Counties PUMA, MO, Bradford, Tioga, Susquehanna & Sullivan Counties PUMA, PA, and Lewis, Klickitat & Skamania Counties PUMA, WA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders are Philadelphia City (North) PUMA, PA, Lake County (Northeast)--Gary City & Griffith Town PUMA, IN, and Maury County--Columbia & Spring Hill cities PUMA, TN.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders workforce. Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders workforce in 2023 was 11,592 people, of which 27% were women and 73% were men. Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders are paid most in Butler, Ripley, Wayne, Madison, Iron, Reynolds, Dent, Shannon & Carter Counties PUMA, MO but are relatively concentrated in Philadelphia City (North) PUMA, PA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

8,465

Male Workforce

± 2.26k

3,127

Female Workforce

± 1.37k

The Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders workforce in 2023 was 11,592 people (27% women and 73% men). This implies an average annual growth of 3.65% between 2014 (11,184) and 2023 (11,592).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Idaho ($96,261), Missouri ($90,133), and Oklahoma ($72,877).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$52,969

AVERAGE WAGE

#311 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders earned an average of $52,969, $14,758 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.344

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.344, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders and on wages for those in the field. Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders, by average wage, is Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals ($108,487).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

11.6k

2023 Workforce

± 2,643

3.01%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 31.5%

This graphic shows the share of Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders employed by various industries. Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing employs the largest share of Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders at 28.1%, followed by uninformed with 25.5% and Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills with 24.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders in the US. The workforce of Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders in 2023 was 11,592 people, with 27% woman, and 73% men. The average age of male Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders in the workforce is 42.5 and of female Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders is 38.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders in 2023 was 11,592 people, with 27% woman, and 73% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (1,602 people), 35 to 39 years (1,390 people), and 25 to 29 years (1,372 people). Among them they concentrated 39.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 17.7% of Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders workers were Hispanic and 82.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (70.7%) and Puerto Rican (29.3)%

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Races

In 2023, 69.2% of the Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders workforce were White, of which 26.5% were women and 73.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (12.9%) and Black (10.3%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Public Administration and Social Service.

Among the necessary skills for Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders need more than the average amount of Operations Monitoring.

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 Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (208 people), Visual & Performing Arts (84 people), and Communications (72 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders workers were High School or Equivalent (4,989 people), Some college (2,741 people), and Associates Degree (1,209 people).

The graphic shows the Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Active Listening.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders are expected to see a growth of 1.97% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders.

1.97%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

4.02%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, & kettle operators & tenders. This profession is expected to grow less than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.