O*NET-SOC 51-4071.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Foundry Mold and Coremakers?

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

Estimated AI task exposure

Low exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

13 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

14/100

Physical moat

74/100

Human moat

10/100

Rating coverage

100%

13 task statements / 13 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.

Importance 92/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 82/100Weight 0.92

Move and position workpieces, such as mold sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signal others to move workpieces.

Importance 86/100Relevance 87/100Frequency 81/100Weight 0.85

Sift and pack sand into mold sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools.

Importance 91/100Relevance 78/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.84

Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.

Importance 88/100Relevance 80/100Frequency 81/100Weight 0.83

Position patterns inside mold sections, and clamp sections together.

Importance 91/100Relevance 76/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.82

Position cores into lower sections of molds, and reassemble molds for pouring.

Importance 91/100Relevance 70/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.80

Form and assemble slab cores around patterns, and position wire in mold sections to reinforce molds, using hand tools and glue.

Importance 88/100Relevance 67/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.77

Lift upper mold sections from lower sections, and remove molded patterns.

Importance 82/100Relevance 76/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.76

Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds.

Importance 82/100Relevance 77/100Frequency 65/100Weight 0.76

Tend machines that bond cope and drag together to form completed shell molds.

Importance 90/100Relevance 54/100Frequency 79/100Weight 0.74

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$48,110

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

12,790

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-23.0%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

1

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

similar low-exposure profile • 98% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,770 Growth 2025–2035: -1.0% Annual openings: 4

similar work profile with lower modeled exposure

SAFER ALTERNATIVE