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Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Production · SOC 51-4071
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$48,110
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
1,300
Proj. Annual Openings
12,790
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-5.2%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 51-4071 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 47/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $48,110
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 1,300
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -25.9%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 0
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 1,522 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
MonitoringOperations MonitoringActive ListeningCritical ThinkingTime Management
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure0.7%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
7.4%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI0%
AI ability · AIOE22.1%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne67%
Top Skills
1.Monitoring
2.Operations Monitoring
3.Active Listening
4.Critical Thinking
5.Time Management
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
2
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
0
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$0
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#614 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.
Common titles: Core Machine Operator, Core Maker, Core Stripper, Coremaker, Green Sand Molder, Mold Maker
Representative Tasks
- •Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.
- •Sift and pack sand into mold sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools.
- •Position patterns inside mold sections, and clamp sections together.
- •Position cores into lower sections of molds, and reassemble molds for pouring.
- •Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Clean production equipment.
- •Smooth metal surfaces or edges.
- •Build production molds.
- •Place materials into molds.
- •Position patterns on equipment, materials, or workpieces.
Tools & Technologies
Autodesk AutoCAD · hotDassault Systemes SolidWorks · hotCNC Software MastercamInventory tracking softwareMachine control softwarePTC Creo Parametric
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
0.5%
Avg AI Exposure
1
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 51-4071: 2019 — employment: 17,590, median wage: $35,590; 2020 — employment: 16,090, median wage: $37,140; 2021 — employment: 13,610, median wage: $37,710; 2022 — employment: 11,330, median wage: $40,120; 2023 — employment: 11,780, median wage: $44,300; 2025 — employment: 12,790, median wage: $48,110.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Outlook | Average | 4% Bright |
| Median Salary | $48,110 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |