Occupational Employment Statistics
51-9195 Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Mold, shape, form, cast, or carve products such as food products, figurines, tile, pipes, and candles consisting of clay, glass, plaster, concrete, stone, or combinations of materials.
Southeast Minnesota
| 230 | 88 | $19.20/hr | $15.01/hr | $16.78/hr | $18.61/hr | $20.91/hr | $25.48/hr |
Manufacturing | 760 | $17.53/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
| 260 | $17.90/hr | -16.1% |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 220 | $15.15/hr | -16.8% |
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
| 10,020 | $22.42/hr | 6.8% |
Etchers and Engravers
| 300 | $16.51/hr | -2.8% |
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 320 | $16.67/hr | -15.2% |
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 1,010 | $17.84/hr | -9.8% |
- Heat glass to pliable stage, using gas flames or ovens and rotating glass to heat it uniformly.
- Select chisels, pneumatic or surfacing tools, or sandblasting nozzles and determine sequence of use.
- Inspect, weigh, and measure products to verify conformance to specifications, using instruments such as micrometers, calipers, magnifiers, or rulers.
- Verify depths and dimensions of cuts or carvings to ensure adherence to specifications, blueprints, or models, using measuring instruments.
- Cut, shape, and finish rough blocks of building or monumental stone, according to diagrams or patterns.
- Record manufacturing information, such as quantities, sizes, or types of goods produced.
- Shape, trim, or touch up roughed-out designs with appropriate tools to finish carvings.
- Read work orders or examine parts to determine parts or sections of products to be produced.
- Record manufacturing information, such as quantities, sizes, or types of goods produced.
- Lay out designs or dimensions from sketches or blueprints on stone surfaces, by freehand or by transferring them from tracing paper, using scribes or chalk and measuring instruments.