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Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN and Macon-Bibb County, GA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders is $81,840 per year in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN. It is $44,760 per year in Macon-Bibb County, GA. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 82.8% above Macon-Bibb County, GA on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 51-9051 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 70 wage and salary jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN and 50 in Macon-Bibb County, GA. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.