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Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Check gauges at the start of shift, log temperatures every hour, adjust controls when a reading drifts, pull a sample and send it to the lab, clear a jam with a metal rod while wearing heat gloves, fill out the production log before you clock out.

Median$47k
Jobs in U.S.16k
10-yr outlook+3%
Entry ed.High school diploma or equivalent
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Careers / Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Career · Trades family

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Check gauges at the start of shift, log temperatures every hour, adjust controls when a reading drifts, pull a sample and send it to the lab, clear a jam with a metal rod while wearing heat gloves, fill out the production log before you clock out.

Median$47k
Jobs in U.S.16k
10-yr outlook+3%
Entry ed.High school diploma or equivalent
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Get the full brief.

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  • Pay over the career, entry to senior
  • A real day in the life, start to finish
  • Real employers from the last 12 months
  • Related careers worth comparing

Email magic-link sign-in is coming next. For now Google handles the auth — we never see your password and we never ask for your age.