Also called: Refractory Materials Repairers
Refractory Materials Repairers build operations monitoring, repairing and operation and control skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Terrazzo Workers and Finishers (86%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrazzo Workers and Finishers | 86% | $76,170 | +24% | None |
| 2 | Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 85% | $54,430 | −11% | None |
| 3 | Boilermakers | 84% | $76,410 | +25% | None |
| 4 | Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 84% | $62,120 | +1% | None |
| 5 | Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 84% | $51,330 | −16% | None |
| 6 | Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 82% | $47,550 | −22% | None |
| 7 | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 81% | $57,430 | −6% | None |
| 8 | Continuous Mining Machine Operators | 80% | $61,810 | +1% | None |
| 9 | Foundry Mold and Coremakers | 80% | $48,110 | −22% | None |
| 10 | Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 80% | $70,070 | +14% | None |
Compared with Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons, median $61,290. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as refractory materials repairers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
86% skill match · $76,170 · +24% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Management of Material Resources
85% skill match · $54,430 · −11% pay
Systems Evaluation · Operation and Control · Operations Monitoring
84% skill match · $76,410 · +25% pay
Operations Analysis · Operation and Control · Operations Monitoring
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Terrazzo Workers and Finishers (86% skill match, median $76,170), Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders (85% skill match, median $54,430) and Boilermakers (84% skill match, median $76,410), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 11 pay more than refractory materials repairers at the median. The biggest increases: Roof Bolters, Mining (+28%, $78,540), Boilermakers (+25%, $76,410) and Terrazzo Workers and Finishers (+24%, $76,170).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.