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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

49-9045 Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

Build or repair equipment such as furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, and ovens, using refractory materials.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
820 12.6 % $26.80 $55,750 2.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $16.88 $20.82 $25.95 $30.54 $37.73
Annual Wage (2) $35,110 $43,300 $53,990 $63,510 $78,480


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 170 0.20 $28.83 $59,970
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 150 0.02 $27.63 $57,470
Foundries 100 0.08 $21.33 $44,360
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 70 0.02 $25.75 $53,560
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing 40 0.07 $28.86 $60,030

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 170 0.20 $28.83 $59,970
Foundries 100 0.08 $21.33 $44,360
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing 40 0.07 $28.86 $60,030
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 70 0.02 $25.75 $53,560
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 150 0.02 $27.63 $57,470

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing 40 0.07 $28.86 $60,030
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 170 0.20 $28.83 $59,970
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 150 0.02 $27.63 $57,470
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 70 0.02 $25.75 $53,560
Foundries 100 0.08 $21.33 $44,360


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Employment of refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons, by state, May 2019


States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 180 0.01 2.59 $27.26 $56,690
Indiana 110 0.04 6.59 $27.22 $56,610
Alabama 50 0.03 4.95 $24.90 $51,800
Tennessee 30 0.01 2.02 $25.28 $52,580


Location quotient of refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons, by state, May 2019


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Indiana 110 0.04 6.59 $27.22 $56,610
Alabama 50 0.03 4.95 $24.90 $51,800
Texas 180 0.01 2.59 $27.26 $56,690
Tennessee 30 0.01 2.02 $25.28 $52,580


Annual mean wage of refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons, by state, May 2019


Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Virginia (8) (8) (8) $34.25 $71,240
Texas 180 0.01 2.59 $27.26 $56,690
Indiana 110 0.04 6.59 $27.22 $56,610
Tennessee 30 0.01 2.02 $25.28 $52,580
Alabama 50 0.03 4.95 $24.90 $51,800



About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020