Career Overlap Occupation record
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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.

Also known as foundry worker, foundry coremaker, foundry sand moulder, foundry core maker, coremaker, sand moulder, core maker.

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

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
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
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from foundry moulder, 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 foundry moulder 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 foundry moulder needs 10 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • construct cores handling and moving
  • insert core structures working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • position core workpieces working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • pour molten metal into cores working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • provide pouring holes in cores working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • ensure core uniformity working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • repair core defects handling and moving
  • maintain core parts constructing
  • maintain cores handling and moving
  • troubleshoot communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a foundry moulder’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.