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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.

Highest coverage recorded: 55%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 1difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 36required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

foundry operative 55% covered · difficulty 45.3

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a casting machine operator already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.