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Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$61,290
United States, 2025
Employment
1,080
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Build or repair equipment such as furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, and ovens, using refractory materials.
- O*NET code
- 49-9045.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Typical tasks
- Reline or repair ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels.
- Chip slag from linings of ladles or remove linings when beyond repair, using hammers and chisels.
- Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines.
- Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.
- Dry and bake new linings by placing inverted linings over burners, building fires in ladles, or by using blowtorches.
- Remove worn or damaged plastic block refractory linings of furnaces, using hand tools.
- Climb scaffolding, carrying hoses, and spray surfaces of cupolas with refractory mixtures, using spray equipment.
- Spread mortar on stopper heads and rods, using trowels, and slide brick sleeves over rods to form refractory jackets.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$40,590
25th percentile
$50,050
75th percentile
$75,000
90th percentile
$86,510
Most important skills
- Operations Monitoring3.3
- Repairing3.1
- Operation and Control3.0
- Active Listening3.0
- Equipment Maintenance3.0
- Time Management2.9
- Critical Thinking2.9
- Coordination2.9
- Troubleshooting2.9
- Reading Comprehension2.9
- Social Perceptiveness2.8
- Speaking2.8
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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
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0 of 5 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
5
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Monitoring | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Operation and Control | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Repairing | 3.1 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Refractory Materials Repairers, Except BrickmasonsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | $77,220 | — | 2025 |
| CA | $77,220 | — | 2025 |
| IN | $74,600 | 90 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | $67,380 | 50 | 2025 |
| TX | $67,330 | 130 | 2025 |
| OH | $58,470 | 250 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | $49,260 | 50 | 2025 |
| AL | $47,650 | 110 | 2025 |
| SC | $37,870 | 50 | 2025 |
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.