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schemaVersion = "role.v1"
slug = "role-51-4071-00"
socCode = "51-4071.00"
title = "Foundry Mold and Coremakers"
summary = "Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries."
aliases = ["Core Machine Operator", "Core Maker", "Coremaker", "Molder", "Core Stripper", "Green Sand Molder", "Mold Maker", "Mold Operator", "No Bake Molder", "Sand Molder", "Airset Caster", "Airset Molder"]
emergingTasks = []

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jobZone = "2"
jobZoneName = "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
education = "Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not."
experience = "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."
svpRange = "(Below 6.0)"

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label = "High School Diploma"
percentage = 64.37

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label = "Less than a High School Diploma"
percentage = 35.63

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category = "High school diploma or equivalent"
slug = "high-school-diploma-or-equivalent"

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meanWage = 46910
pct10Wage = 36220
pct25Wage = 39370
pct75Wage = 51360
pct90Wage = 61390
employment = 12720
areaTitle = "U.S."

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count = 4

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naics = "31-33"
slug = "31-33"
title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 12460
medianWage = 45760
lq = 11.83

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slug = "56"
title = "Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services"
level = "Sector"
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medianWage = 36060
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naics = "561320"
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title = "Temporary Help Services"
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naics = "332710"
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title = "Machine Shops"
level = "National industry"
medianWage = 46540

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naics = "31-33"
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title = "Manufacturing"
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employment = 12460
lq = 11.83

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naics = "561320"
slug = "561320"
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employment = 150
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naics = "56"
slug = "56"
title = "Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services"
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teleworkable = false
usageTasks = []

[aiOutlook.index]
value = 2
percentile = 0
band = "Low"
version = "ai-exposure-index-v1"
componentCount = 3

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 3
source = "felten_aioe"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 3
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 0
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"

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source = "frey"
label = "Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)"
value = 0.67
percentile = 56
band = "Moderate"
note = "A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking."

[aiOutlook.eloundou]
alpha = 0
beta = 0
gamma = 0

[aiOutlook.bls]
growthPercent = -25.9
growthPercentile = 1
direction = "Declining"
annualOpeningsThousands = 0.9
annualOpeningsPercentile = 14
employment2024Thousands = 12.7
employment2034Thousands = 9.4

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source = "felten_aioe"
label = "Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.)"
value = -1.740349
percentile = 3
band = "Low"
note = "How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss."

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source = "eloundou_gamma"
label = "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)"
value = 0
percentile = 3
band = "Low"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

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source = "microsoft_applicability"
label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0
percentile = 0
band = "Low"
note = "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement."

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "dingel_neiman"
version = "dingel-neiman-workathome"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "felten_aioe"
version = "felten-raj-seamans-aioe"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "frey_osborne"
version = "frey-osborne-automation"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
version = "gpts-are-gpts"

[counts]
tasks = 13
skills = 33
capabilities = 120
tools = 6
relatedRoles = 20

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version = "30.3"
generatedAt = "2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00"
contentHash = "2c575fd28dae8ee6"

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text = "Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.1.c"

[[tasks]]
text = "Position patterns inside mold sections, and clamp sections together."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.v"

[[tasks]]
text = "Position cores into lower sections of molds, and reassemble molds for pouring."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.1.f"

[[tasks]]
text = "Sift and pack sand into mold sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.1.f"

[[tasks]]
text = "Tend machines that bond cope and drag together to form completed shell molds."
type = "Supplemental"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.aj"

[[tasks]]
text = "Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.an"

[[tasks]]
text = "Form and assemble slab cores around patterns, and position wire in mold sections to reinforce molds, using hand tools and glue."
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[[tasks]]
text = "Rotate sweep boards around spindles to make symmetrical molds for convex impressions."
type = "Supplemental"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.aj"

[[tasks]]
text = "Pour molten metal into molds, manually or with crane ladles."
type = "Supplemental"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.1.f"

[[tasks]]
text = "Operate ovens or furnaces to bake cores or to melt, skim, and flux metal."
type = "Supplemental"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.3.f"

[[tasks]]
text = "Lift upper mold sections from lower sections, and remove molded patterns."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.an"

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iwa = "4.A.3.a.1.c"

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name = "Smooth metal surfaces or edges."
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.o"

[[activities]]
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iwa = "4.A.3.a.3.h"

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[[activities]]
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iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.an"

[[activities]]
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iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.v"

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[[activities]]
name = "Build production molds."
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.aj"

[[activities]]
name = "Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing."
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.l"

[[activities]]
name = "Remove workpieces from molds."
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.an"

[[activities]]
name = "Operate heating or drying equipment."
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name = "Trunk Strength"
family = "ability"
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[[capabilities]]
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[[capabilities]]
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[[capabilities]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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name = "Psychology"
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[[skills]]
name = "Social Perceptiveness"
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name = "Writing"
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[[skills]]
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inDemand = false

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slug = "role-51-9195-00"
title = "Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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slug = "role-51-4072-00"
title = "Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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slug = "role-51-2051-00"
title = "Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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slug = "role-51-9022-00"
title = "Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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title = "Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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title = "Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders"
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title = "Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers"
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slug = "role-51-9032-00"
title = "Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-51-4022-00"
title = "Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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slug = "role-51-9031-00"
title = "Cutters and Trimmers, Hand"
tier = "Supplemental"

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slug = "role-51-4194-00"
title = "Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners"
tier = "Supplemental"

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cluster = "Advanced Manufacturing"
slug = "advanced-manufacturing"

[[studyPrograms]]
title = "Precision Production"
slug = "precision-production"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "frey_osborne"
label = "Computerization probability"
score = 0.67
scale = "0-1 probability"
release = "2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot"

[[aiSignals]]
source = "felten_aioe"
label = "AI occupational exposure"
score = -1.740349
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

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