DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
51-4071 Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Occupational Description:
Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries. Excludes ?Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic? (51-4072) and ?Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic? (51-9195).| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 450 | 77 | $20.50/hr | $0.66/hr | $14.34/hr | $17.07/hr | $20.10/hr | $23.25/hr | $27.25/hr |
| U S | 17,590 | 915 | $18.01/hr | $0.25/hr | $11.90/hr | $14.14/hr | $17.36/hr | $21.58/hr | $25.64/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2023 - 2025 | |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 10,020 | $22.42/hr | 1.5% |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,180 | $22.18/hr | 0.2% |
| Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,010 | $17.84/hr | -0.1% |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 790 | $17.50/hr | 2.2% |
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 500 | $16.32/hr | -4.4% |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | 260 | $17.90/hr | -0.7% |
| Pourers and Casters, Metal | 260 | $17.76/hr | N/A |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 230 | $18.33/hr | 0.5% |
| Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | 80 | $26.99/hr | 0.0% |
Tasks for Foundry Mold and Coremakers
- Forms and assembles slab cores around pattern and positions wire in mold sections to reinforce mold, using hand tools and glue.
- Cuts spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into mold.
- Positions patterns inside mold sections and clamps sections together.
- Lifts upper mold section from lower and removes molded patterns.
- Cleans and smoothes molds, cores, and core boxes, and repairs surface imperfections.
- Moves and positions workpieces, such as mold sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signals others to move workpieces.
- Pours molten metal into mold, manually or using crane ladle.
- Rotates sweep board around spindle to make symmetrical molds for convex impressions.
- Operates ovens to bake cores or furnaces to melt, skim, and flux metal.
- Sprinkles or sprays parting agent onto pattern and mold sections, to facilitate removal of pattern from mold.
- Sifts sand and packs sand into mold sections, core box, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools.
- Positions cores into lower section of mold and reassembles mold for pouring.
