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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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 Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Industry profile for Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Geographic profile for Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

National estimates for Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
540 9.9 % $ 23.99 $ 49,900 1.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.97 $ 17.18 $ 23.27 $ 30.13 $ 33.65
Annual Wage (2) $ 31,130 $ 35,730 $ 48,410 $ 62,670 $ 69,990


Industry profile for Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 150 0.18 $ 16.54 $ 34,410
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 80 0.01 $ 27.55 $ 57,300
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 50 0.01 $ 20.30 $ 42,230
Foundries 50 0.04 $ 23.37 $ 48,610

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 150 0.18 $ 16.54 $ 34,410
Foundries 50 0.04 $ 23.37 $ 48,610
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 80 0.01 $ 27.55 $ 57,300
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 50 0.01 $ 20.30 $ 42,230

Top paying industries for Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 80 0.01 $ 27.55 $ 57,300
Foundries 50 0.04 $ 23.37 $ 48,610
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 50 0.01 $ 20.30 $ 42,230
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 150 0.18 $ 16.54 $ 34,410


Geographic profile for Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 100 0.01 2.08 $ 25.70 $ 53,450
South Carolina 80 0.04 9.90 $ 19.48 $ 40,520
Indiana 80 0.02 6.82 $ 27.31 $ 56,810
Alabama 60 0.03 7.94 $ 21.58 $ 44,890
Virginia 40 0.01 2.65 $ 32.26 $ 67,100


Map of location quotient of refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Carolina 80 0.04 9.90 $ 19.48 $ 40,520
Alabama 60 0.03 7.94 $ 21.58 $ 44,890
Indiana 80 0.02 6.82 $ 27.31 $ 56,810
Virginia 40 0.01 2.65 $ 32.26 $ 67,100
Michigan 40 0.01 2.30 $ 18.13 $ 37,710


Map of annual mean wages of refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Virginia 40 0.01 2.65 $ 32.26 $ 67,100
Indiana 80 0.02 6.82 $ 27.31 $ 56,810
Texas 100 0.01 2.08 $ 25.70 $ 53,450
Alabama 60 0.03 7.94 $ 21.58 $ 44,890
South Carolina 80 0.04 9.90 $ 19.48 $ 40,520



About May 2023 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.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024