Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a foundry moulder can go next

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

Foundry moulders manufacture cores for metal moulds, which are used to fill a space in the mould that must remain unfilled during casting. They use wood, plastic or other materials to create the core, selected to withstand the extreme environment of a metal mould.

Craft and related trades workers 25 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: mouldmaker, 31%

mouldmaker 31% covered process metallurgist 26% covered casting mould maker 25% covered metallurgist 22% covered metal drawing machine operator 20% covered foundry moulder You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from foundry moulder. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a foundry moulder already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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foundry moulder 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a foundry moulder 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.