Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders · SOC 51-9051
Wage data not published: furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders in the Hickory metro area
Figures describe the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Hickory city limits.
BLS publishes this occupation for the area but suppressed its wage estimates in the May 2025 release (marker “*”). We show exactly what is published below — suppressed values are never estimated or filled in.
- Employment in this area
- 80
- Per 1,000 jobs
- 0.5
Where BLS does publish this occupation
- Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders in North Carolina (statewide)
- Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders in the Charlotte metro area
- Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders in the Winston-Salem metro area
- Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders — national overview
- All published occupations in the Hickory metro area
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.