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Pourers and Casters, Metal Salary in FL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Pourers and Casters, Metal in FL have a median annual salary of $62,090, with 40 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $56,770 at the 10th percentile to $84,660 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$62,090

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$29.85

Employment

40

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$56,770
10th
$59,320
25th
$62,090
Median
$80,900
75th
$84,660
90th

Local compared with national

FL

$62,090

Median annual · 2025

United States

$51,810

Median annual · 2025

The FL median is 19.8% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $10,280).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1
  2. 2.Operation and ControlImportance 3.1
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 2.9
  8. 8.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Time ManagementImportance 2.9
  10. 10.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.8
  11. 11.SpeakingImportance 2.8
  12. 12.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Husky Injection Molding Systems Shotscope NX
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word

Common tasks

  • Remove metal ingots or cores from molds, using hand tools, cranes, and chain hoists.
  • Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms.
  • Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
  • Remove solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzles, using long bars or oxygen burners.
  • Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
  • Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis.
  • Load specified amounts of metal and flux into furnaces or clay crucibles.
  • Position equipment such as ladles, grinding wheels, pouring nozzles, or crucibles, or signal other workers to position equipment.
  • Skim slag or remove excess metal from ingots or equipment, using hand tools, strainers, rakes, or burners, collecting scrap for recycling.
  • Transport metal ingots to storage areas, using forklifts.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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