Primary Metal Manufacturing
Businesses in this industry create refined metals from metal ore.
Companies in this industry refine and/or smelt metals from ore, extracting the metal for future use. They may also manufacture metal alloys and super alloys by introducing outside chemicals to metals. The output of smelting and refining is used in rolling, drawing, and extruding operations to make metal in sheet, strip, bar, rod, or wire form, or to make castings and other basic metal products.
This industry employs 5318 people in Minnesota.
Common Careers in this Industry
| Career | Median Wage |
|---|---|
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators | $20.08 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Operators | $22.12 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators | $22.98 |
| Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $32.94 |
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