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Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.
What a furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tender does
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If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tender
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $31 per hour with a typical salary of $69,800 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $23 and $37 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $22,200 and $77,500 per year.
- 63% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- 19.5% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, And Kettle Operators And Tender job outlook
- There are 690 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 56 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 3% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 18% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.