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2. Metal Industries 



The 75,940 workers in the metal industries in Indiana were 

 employed in pursuits as indicated in the following tables. In 

 general it will be noted that the larger per cent of all metal workers 

 were in the skilled metal trades : machinists, moulders, copper and 

 tinsmiths, etc. 



SUMMARY OF WORKERS IN METAL INDUSTRIES, INDIANA 



Males Females Total 



Machinists, blacksmiths, etc 29,393 37 29.430 



Steel works and rolling mill employees 18,903 629 19,532 



Blast furnace employees (semiskilled) 12,959 180 13,139 



Laborers (especially auto and car shops) 9,869 84 9,953 



Copper and tinsmiths 2,219 2 2,221 



Workers in metals other than iron and steel. . . . li,243 422 1,665 



Total 74.586 1,354 75,940 



The various occupations grouped together in the summary are 

 enumerated in detail in the following tables: 



MACHINISTS, BLACKSMITHS, ETC. 



Males Females Total 



Machinists and millwrights 17,410 4 17,414 



Blacksmiths 8,604 . . . 8,604 



Boiler-makers 1,861 . . . 1,861 



Buffers and polishers 723 21 744 



Grinders 370 6 376 



Filers 295 6 301 



Tool-makers, die-setters, and sinkers 130 ... 130 



Total 29,393 37 29,430 



STEEL WORKS AND ROLLING-MILL EMPLOYEES 



Males Females Total 



Other iron and steel works (laborers) 6,766 160 6.926 



Other iron and steel works (semiskilled) 4,882 464 5,346 



Iron-molders, founders, and casters 5,175 2 5,177 



Rollers and roll hands (metal) 1.191 3 1,194 



Heaters 624 ... 624 



Forgemen, hammermen, and welders 184 . . . 184 



Annealers and temperers (metal) 59 ... 59 



Ladlers and pourers 22 ... 22 



Total 18,903 629 19,532 



