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Also called cupola repairer, furnace repairer, kiln door repairer and ladle repairer.
$61,290
Median pay a year
1,080
People do this work
6
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Measuring distances
Preparing compounds or solutions
Cleaning equipment
Placing materials into molds
Moving large objects
Climbing equipment or structures
Fabricating parts or components
Sealing gaps and cracks
Cutting materials
Repairing structural components
Repairing mechanical parts
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Refractory Materials Repairer
Summary
Refractory materials repairer building and repairing equipment like furnaces and kilns, using refractory materials and hand tools for tasks such as relining, mixing, and measuring
Experience
Refractory Materials Repairer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Relined or repaired ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels
Chipped slag from linings of ladles or removed linings when beyond repair, using hammers and chisels
Mixed specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines
Measured furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws
Removed worn or damaged plastic block refractory linings of furnaces, using hand tools
Climbed scaffolding, carried hoses, and sprayed surfaces of cupolas with refractory mixtures, using spray equipment
Transferred clay structures to curing ovens, melting tanks, and drawing kilns, using forklifts
Skills
Hands-On Work
Preparing compounds or solutions, Cleaning equipment, Placing materials into molds, Moving large objects, Climbing equipment or structures, Fabricating parts or components, Sealing gaps and cracks, Cutting materials
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Relined ladles with refractory clayChipped slag from ladle liningsMixed sand, clay, and waterMeasured furnace walls for cutsDried new linings over burnersRemoved damaged plastic linings
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Relined ladles with refractory clay to restore functionality and extend service life
Mixed sand, clay, and water to create precise refractory compounds for various applications
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Add how many ladles you relined each week
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Relined several ladles with refractory clay each shift to restore functionality and extend service life
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Several each shiftA few every dayMost of the ladles in the shop
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Show what improved because you mixed those compounds
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Mixed sand, clay, and water to create precise refractory compounds for various applications
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Made repairs fasterImproved lining durabilityEnhanced overall quality of repairs
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The work itself
What a Refractory Materials Repairer does
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Build or repair equipment such as furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, and ovens, using refractory materials.
What it pays
How much does a Refractory Materials Repairer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$50,050
Median
$61,290
75th percentile
$75,000
About 1,080 people do this work in the United States.
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Refractory Materials Repairer
Already yours: Measuring distances, Preparing compounds or solutions, Cleaning equipment
4 of the 11 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$61,290 a year
What you have not done yet. Placing materials into molds, Climbing equipment or structures, Fabricating parts or components
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2 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
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This page is about the occupation Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.