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Where a moulding machine operator can go next

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

Moulding machine operators operate machines that are part of the production process of moulds for the manufacturing of castings or other moulded materials. They tend the mouldmaking machines that use the appropriate materials such as sand, plastics, or ceramics to obtain the moulding material. They may then use a pattern and one or more cores to produce the right shape impression in this material. The shaped material is then left to set, later to be used as a mould in the production of moulded products such as ferrous and non-ferrous metal castings.

Also known as injection moulding machine operator, mold maintenance technician, moulding machine operators, machine moulding worker.

Craft and related trades workers 26 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: mouldmaker, 88%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
foundry operative 50% covered foundry moulder 38% covered hand brick moulder 27% covered concrete products machine ope… 25% covered mouldmaker 88% covered moulding machine operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from moulding 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 moulding 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 moulding machine operator needs 12 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
  • provide pouring holes in moulds handling and moving
  • tend mouldmaking machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • insert mould structures handling and moving
  • move filled moulds handling and moving
  • ensure mould uniformity handling and moving
  • match product moulds handling and moving
  • repair mould defects handling and moving
  • construct moulds handling and moving
  • select mould types handling and moving
  • fill moulds handling and moving
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Moulding machine operator 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 moulding 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.