Melter
Melt gold or silver alloys and pour molten metal into ingot molds. Also known as Melter - Caster
Melts gold, or gold and silver alloys, using furnace, electric heating unit, or torch, and pours molten metal into ingot molds to prepare metal for use in making jewelry: Places metal in clay crucible. Places crucible in preheated oven or heats crucible with torch to melt metal. Observes color changes in metals to ensure that specified temperature is attained. Pours molten metal into ingot mold. Opens mold, lifts out ingot with tongs, and quenches ingot in water. May operate roller machine to roll ingots into metal strips for use in stamping out jewelry blanks [ROLLER].
Personality Traits
Team Player: You're able to listen, communicate, and work with tons of different people.
Helpful: You always keep an eye out for what other people need.
Calm Under Pressure: You keep your cool when dealing with highly stressful situations.
Salary and Education
Nationally: $22,000 – $52,000
Main education level: Certificate
source: US Dept of Labor
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