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49 shared · 4 different

core competencies

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricMolding and Casting WorkersFoundry Mold and Coremakers
Risk Score37.0%31.5%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile72th48th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)8 / 155 / 13
Median Salary$45,690$45,700
Employment35K13K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Controlling Machines and Processes
Documenting/Recording Information
Operation Monitoring

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Molding and Casting Workers

25%

total discount

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

25%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Molding and Casting Workers

8 of 15 at risk
86%Read work orders or examine parts to determine parts or sections of products to be produced.
86%Set the proper operating temperature for each casting.
86%Select sizes and types of molds according to instructions.
61%Engrave or stamp identifying symbols, letters, or numbers on products.
57%Operate and adjust controls of heating equipment to melt material or to cure, dry, or bake filled molds.

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

5 of 13 at risk
61%Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
59%Tend machines that bond cope and drag together to form completed shell molds.
53%Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds.
51%Operate ovens or furnaces to bake cores or to melt, skim, and flux metal.
51%Position patterns inside mold sections and clamp sections together.

Wage Comparison

Foundry Mold and Coremakers earns +$10(+0%) vs Molding and Casting Workers
Molding and Casting WorkersFoundry Mold and Coremakers
10th
$34,950$36,220
25th
$38,500$39,370
Median
$45,690$45,700
75th
$51,340$51,360
90th
$61,050$61,390

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