Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
Build or repair equipment such as furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, and ovens, using refractory materials.
What it pays
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons earn a median of $29.47/hr — about $61,500 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $19.52/hr; the top 10% earn $41.59/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons earn a median of $29.47/hr — about $61,500 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $19.52/hr; the top 10% earn $41.59/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
What you'd actually do
- 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.
How you get there
Typical entry-level education: High school diploma. Overall preparation: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
The feel of the work
Time pressure is a real part of the job. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)
Working for yourself
About 0% of refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons are self-employed.
Who it tends to fit
This work tends to fit people who are hands-on and organized and detail-focused.
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Quick questions
- How much does a refractory materials repairers, except brickmason make?
- The median pay is $29.47 per hour — roughly $61,500 a year, with the real range running from about $19.52/hr (10th percentile) to $41.59/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Do you need a degree to be a refractory materials repairers, except brickmason?
- The typical entry-level education is: High school diploma. Overall preparation level: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
- What does a refractory materials repairers, except brickmason actually do all 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.
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Trailhead is operated by FLEXVermont LLC. It is intended for high-school students age 13 and older, and the educators and families who support them, and is not directed to children under 13. Trailhead is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not offer professional, financial, or career advice, and its wage figures and pathways are estimates that may not fit your situation — they should not be relied on as the sole basis for any decision.