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Pourers and Casters, Metal

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)	Projected Growth (2024-2034)
National Statistics	$48940	600	-4.7%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$48940

Median Wage (USD, 2024)

600

Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)

-4.7%

Projected Growth (2024-2034)

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 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

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.
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.
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

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

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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