Skilled Trades
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Build or repair equipment such as furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, and ovens, using refractory materials.
Median salary
$58,540
Typical range
$37k – $81k
Job outlook
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Plan a path to Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Entry / Junior
$37,050
~2 yrs to advance
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Established
$58,540
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Senior
$69,990
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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