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Industries / Steel & Metal Manufacturing |
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| Industry Description |
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The Steel & Metal Manufacturing sector smelts and/or refines ferrous and nonferrous metals from ore, pig or scrap, using electrometallurgical and other process metallurgical techniques. Establishments in this sector also manufacture metal alloys and superalloys by introducing other chemical elements to pure metals. The output of smelting and refining, usually in ingot form, is used in rolling, drawing, and extruding operations to make sheet, strip, bar, rod, or wire, and in molten form to make castings and other basic metal products.
Primary manufacturing of ferrous and nonferrous metals begins with ore or concentrate as the primary input. Establishments manufacturing primary metals from ore and/or concentrate remain classified in the primary smelting, primary refining, or iron and steel mill industries regardless of the form of their output. Establishments primarily engaged in secondary smelting and/or secondary refining recover ferrous and nonferrous metals from scrap and/or dross. The output of the secondary smelting and/or secondary refining industries is limited to shapes, such as ingot or billet, that will be further processed. Recovery of metals from scrap often occurs in establishments that are primarily engaged in activities, such as rolling, drawing, extruding, or similar processes. |
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| Industry Video |
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| Industry Subsectors |
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Iron and Steel Mills |
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Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Product Manufacturing |
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Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel |
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Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing |
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Steel Wire Drawing |
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Alumina Refining |
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Primary Aluminum Production |
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Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum |
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Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing |
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Aluminum Extruded Product Manufacturing |
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Other Aluminum Rolling and Drawing |
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Primary Smelting and Refining of Copper |
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Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) |
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Copper Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding |
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Copper Wire (except Mechanical) Drawing |
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Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Copper |
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Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding |
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Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) |
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Iron Foundries |
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Steel Investment Foundries |
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Steel Foundries (except Investment) |
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Aluminum Die-Casting Foundries |
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Nonferrous (except Aluminum) Die-Casting Foundries |
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Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting) |
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Copper Foundries (except Die-Casting) |
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Other Nonferrous Foundries (except Die-Casting) |
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| Top Ten Careers |
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U.S. National Figures. |
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| Steel & Metal Manufacturing |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
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17,460 |
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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15,700 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
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14,430 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
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14,410 |
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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14,400 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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13,950 |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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12,510 |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
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11,300 |
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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11,260 |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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11,090 |
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| Interesting Fact |
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| In the 18th and 19th century, hatmakers used poisionous chemicals including mercury in their work. As result, many developed pathological symptons -- an estimated 10% went insane. Hence the term "mad as a hatter" and Lewis Carroll's character, the Mad Hatter. |
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