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Refractory Materials Repairers
(Except Brickmasons)
AUTOMATION RISK
79%
risk level
POLLING
There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet
WAGES
$54,250
or $26.08 hourly
What is the risk of automation?
Qualities required for this occupation:
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
Key
very important
quite important
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions (66)
Social Perceptiveness (44)
Assisting and Caring for Others (41)
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What have our users voted the risk to be?
This occupation has been voted '75%' by our users to be fully automated within the next two decades.
How likely do you think this occupation will be taken over by robots/AI within the next 20 years?
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How quickly is this occupation growing?
The number of 'Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons' job openings is expected to decline by -20.2% by 2031
'Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons' is expected to be a very slow growing occupation in comparison to other occupations.
* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031.
Updated projections are due Sep 2023.
What are the median wages for 'Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons' in the United States?
In 2021 the median annual wage for 'Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons' was $54,250, or $26.08 hourly
'Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons' are paid 18.6% higher than the national median wage, which stands at $45,760
* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
How many people are employed as refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons?
As of 2021 there were 660 people employed as Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country.
Put another way, around 1 in 213 thousand people are employed as Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons.
Job description
Build or repair equipment such as furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, and ovens, using refractory materials.
SOC Code: 49-9045.00
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