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Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.

US jobs
12,790
Median wage
$48,110 a year
Job family
Production and manufacturing

Can agents do the work of foundry mold and coremakers?

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.

  • 22%Assemble products or work aidsNot measured
  • 18%Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processingNot measured
  • 17%Remove workpieces from production equipmentNot measured
  • 9%Position tools or equipmentNot measured
  • 8%Cut materialsNot measured
  • 6%Operate industrial processing or production equipmentNot measured
  • 6%Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areasNot measured
  • 6%Smooth surfaces of objects or equipmentNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in production and manufacturing, not always this occupation's tasks.

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

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

  • Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.
  • Sift and pack sand into mold sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools.
  • Position patterns inside mold sections, and clamp sections together.
  • Position cores into lower sections of molds, and reassemble molds for pouring.
  • Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
  • Form and assemble slab cores around patterns, and position wire in mold sections to reinforce molds, using hand tools and glue.
  • Move and position workpieces, such as mold sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signal others to move workpieces.
  • Lift upper mold sections from lower sections, and remove molded patterns.
  • Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds.
  • Tend machines that bond cope and drag together to form completed shell molds.
  • Rotate sweep boards around spindles to make symmetrical molds for convex impressions.
  • Pour molten metal into molds, manually or with crane ladles.
Other job titles for this occupation (43)

Core Machine Operator · Core Maker · Core Stripper · Coremaker · Green Sand Molder · Mold Maker · Mold Operator · Molder · No Bake Molder · Sand Molder · Airset Caster · Airset Molder · Bond Runner · Core Baker · Core Drier · Core Microarchitect · Core Oven Tender · Core Paster · Core Piler · Core Rescuer · Core Setter · Core Stacker · Core Sticker · Dry Molder · Dry Sand Molder · Foundry Finisher · Foundry Mold Assembly and Shake Out Worker · Foundry Molder · Foundry Tender · Foundry Worker · Golf Club Head Former · Hand Coremaker · Hand Former · Hand Spring Former · Mold Capper · Mold Closer · Mold Finisher · Mold Tooling Technician (Mold Tooling Tech) · Pattern Molder · Sand Cutter · Sand Cutter Operator · Sweep Molder · Wax Pattern Coater