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Pourers and Casters, Metal

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$48,940	500	-6.7%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$48,940

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

500

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

-6.7%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

Related Work Experience: N.A.

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

On-the-Job Training: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

Detailed Work Activities

Collect samples of materials or products for testing.
Signal others to coordinate work activities.
Place materials into molds.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions.
Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
Inspect production equipment.
Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
Signal others to coordinate work activities.
Trim excess material from workpieces.
Skim impurities from molten metal.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow.
Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds.
Place materials into molds.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
Load materials into production equipment.
Clean production equipment.
Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
Remove workpieces from molds.
Move products, materials, or equipment between work areas.
Operate forklifts or other loaders.
Engrave designs, text, or other markings onto materials, workpieces, or products.
Maintain production or processing equipment.
Repair templates, patterns, or molds.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms.
Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
Remove solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzles, using long bars or oxygen burners.
Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis.
Load specified amounts of metal and flux into furnaces or clay crucibles.
Position equipment such as ladles, grinding wheels, pouring nozzles, or crucibles, or signal other workers to position equipment.
Skim slag or remove excess metal from ingots or equipment, using hand tools, strainers, rakes, or burners, collecting scrap for recycling.
Transport metal ingots to storage areas, using forklifts.
Assemble and embed cores in casting frames, using hand tools and equipment.
Turn valves to circulate water through cores, or spray water on filled molds to cool and solidify metal.
Pull levers to lift ladle stoppers and to allow molten steel to flow into ingot molds to specified heights.
Remove metal ingots or cores from molds, using hand tools, cranes, and chain hoists.
Repair and maintain metal forms and equipment, using hand tools, sledges, and bars.
Add metal to molds to compensate for shrinkage.
Stencil identifying information on ingots and pigs, using special hand tools.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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