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Average Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, And Kettle Operators And Tenders Salary in Florida

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, And Kettle Operators And Tenders in Florida earn a median annual salary of $38,370, which is -18.4% compared to the national median. There are 360 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Florida (state).

$38,370
Florida median annual wage
$18/hour median
-18.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $47,010
360
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.35
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$32,240
25th
$34,430
Median
$38,370
75th
$43,470
90th
$56,930

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Florida, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
103.4%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$37,103
Goods: 98.1%
Services: 90.1%
Rents: 122.1%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Kentucky$75,220Compare260
Maryland$75,000Compare120
Wyoming$74,530Compare40
Nevada$66,800Compare40
Virginia$64,510Compare280
Minnesota$60,130Compare80

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Florida

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$220,5001.10
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers$220,3501.05
Physicists$209,0200.17
Nurse Anesthetists$197,9401.91
Pediatricians, General$195,1000.34
Acupuncturists$183,530N/A
Architectural And Engineering Managers$167,6800.57
Neurologists$165,860N/A

Florida has salary data for 791 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, And Kettle Operators And Tenders in Florida

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, And Kettle Operators And Tenders are projected to change by +3.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.