Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a casting machine operator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a casting machine operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Casting machine operators operate casting machines to manipulate metal substances into shape. They set up and tend casting machines to process molten ferrous and non-ferrous metals to manufacture metal materials. They conduct the flow of molten metals into casts, taking care to create the exact right circumstances to obtain the highest quality metal. They observe the flow of metal to identify faults. In case of a fault, they notify the authorised personnel and participate in the removal of the fault.

Also known as caster, pourer and caster, mold casting worker, metal moulder, foundry operator, foundry worker, mould casting worker, ladleperson, foundry process operator, ladleman, foundryman, metal molder.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 36 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: foundry operative, 55%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
foundry operative 55% covered precast moulder 35% covered mouldmaker 34% covered coquille casting worker 32% covered metallurgist 28% covered casting machine operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from casting machine operator, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a casting machine operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A casting machine operator needs 23 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • use tools for castings repair handling and moving
  • admit basic metals to furnace handling and moving
  • handle metal work orders management skills
  • measure metal to be heated information skills
  • cast metal handling and moving
  • remove finished casts handling and moving
  • attend to detail in casting processes handling and moving
  • types of moulding arts and humanities
  • alloys of precious metals engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • casting processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a casting machine operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Casting machine operator is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a casting machine operator’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.