Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a casting mould maker can go next

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

Casting mould makers create metal, wooden or plastic models of the finished product to be cast. The patterns are then used to create moulds, eventually leading to the casting of the product of the same shape as the pattern.

Also known as pleat pattern-maker, injection molding tool maker, wooden pattern-maker, pattern grader cutter, foundry pattern maker, pleat patternmaker, foundry pattern-maker, pleat pattern maker, metal patternmaker, pattern maker/joiner, metal pattern maker, casting mold maker.

Craft and related trades workers 27 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: foundry moulder, 21%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
foundry moulder 21% covered process metallurgist 19% covered mouldmaker 18% covered chemical metallurgist 18% covered casting machine operator 17% covered casting mould maker You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from casting mould maker, 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 mould maker already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A casting mould maker needs 9 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • calculate allowances for shrinkage in casting processes information skills
  • repair patterns handling and moving
  • operate patternmaking machinery handling and moving
  • casting processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • mark processed workpiece handling and moving
  • interpret 2D plans information skills
  • interpret 3D plans information skills
  • operate precision measuring equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • read standard blueprints information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Casting mould maker is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a casting mould maker’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.