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Pourers and Casters, Metal

Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.

US jobs
4,560
Median wage
$51,810 a year
Job family
Production and manufacturing

Can agents do the work of pourers and casters, metal?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Production and manufacturing: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)

No direct benchmark gives a success rate.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.

  • 17%Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processingNot measured
  • 16%Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
  • 8%Remove workpieces from production equipmentNot measured
  • 8%Signal others to coordinate work activitiesNot measured
  • 7%Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipmentNot measured
  • 6%Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areasNot measured
  • 5%Assemble equipment or componentsNot measured
  • 4%Cut materialsNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

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Also relevant

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Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms.
  • Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
  • Remove solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzles, using long bars or oxygen burners.
  • Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
  • Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis.
  • Load specified amounts of metal and flux into furnaces or clay crucibles.
  • Position equipment such as ladles, grinding wheels, pouring nozzles, or crucibles, or signal other workers to position equipment.
  • Skim slag or remove excess metal from ingots or equipment, using hand tools, strainers, rakes, or burners, collecting scrap for recycling.
  • Transport metal ingots to storage areas, using forklifts.
  • Assemble and embed cores in casting frames, using hand tools and equipment.
  • Turn valves to circulate water through cores, or spray water on filled molds to cool and solidify metal.
  • Pull levers to lift ladle stoppers and to allow molten steel to flow into ingot molds to specified heights.
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