# Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons

> Build or repair equipment such as furnaces, kilns, cupolas, boilers, converters, ladles, soaking pits, and ovens, using refractory materials.

- Code: 49-9045.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 49-9045)
- Family: [Installation, Maintenance & Repair](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-49), one of its 52 occupations
- Tasks: 10 tasks (3 core and 7 supplemental)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/49-9045.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/49-9045.00.json

## What the work is made of

1. Reline or repair ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels.  
   Core task · Task 13819 · Rated by 90 people who do the job, June 2007
2. Chip slag from linings of ladles or remove linings when beyond repair, using hammers and chisels.  
   Core task · Task 13820 · Rated by 91 people who do the job, June 2007
3. Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines.  
   Core task · Task 13821 · Rated by 91 people who do the job, June 2007
4. Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13822 · Rated by 90 people who do the job, June 2007
5. Dry and bake new linings by placing inverted linings over burners, building fires in ladles, or by using blowtorches.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13824 · Rated by 89 people who do the job, June 2007
6. Remove worn or damaged plastic block refractory linings of furnaces, using hand tools.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13825 · Rated by 91 people who do the job, June 2007
7. Climb scaffolding, carrying hoses, and spray surfaces of cupolas with refractory mixtures, using spray equipment.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13827 · Rated by 91 people who do the job, June 2007
8. Spread mortar on stopper heads and rods, using trowels, and slide brick sleeves over rods to form refractory jackets.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13829 · Rated by 88 people who do the job, June 2007
9. Dump and tamp clay in molds, using tamping tools.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13830 · Rated by 88 people who do the job, June 2007
10. Transfer clay structures to curing ovens, melting tanks, and drawing kilns, using forklifts.  
   Supplemental task · Task 13832 · Rated by 87 people who do the job, June 2007

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