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Overview
Kiln firers operate kilns, prepare the firebox, regulate temperature and watch how products behave while decorations or glazes are fired.
In job descriptions, look for kiln types, firing temperature, ventilation, glaze transfer, product quality inspection, batch records, raw materials, furnace maintenance and safe handling of heat and waste.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Kiln firers work near firing equipment where heat, timing and product behaviour must be watched closely. The role can include preparing the firebox, regulating kiln temperature, moving glaze and storing fired products.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes kiln firing control, furnace temperature, kiln ventilation, product quality inspection, raw material validation, batch records and maintenance routines for different kiln types.
Salary context
Pay context depends on kiln size, shift pattern, responsibility for firing parameters, batch documentation, maintenance work, waste handling and the value of glass or ceramic products being fired.
Career paths
Development can move toward senior kiln operator, glass or ceramics process operator, quality inspection, kiln maintenance, production process control or supervision of helpers who prepare fireboxes and materials.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name kiln type, firing schedule, temperature control, glaze handling, ventilation, product inspection, batch records and who decides when products are ready to unload.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of clay building materials
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include clay kiln burner, tunnel kiln operator and auger press operator.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 3
Potters, Manufacturing
51-9195.05
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETFood and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
51-3091.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETFurnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
51-9051.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
23.3Manufacture of clay building materials
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Glass and ceramics plant operators (8181)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5c4ba833-da16-4bd0-a4b2-c08a2eaf5884 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8181.10 |
| ISCO group | 8181 |
| Concept type | Occupation |