Foundry moulder

#44Declining

4/5

Key facts

−19.7%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

This job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, low according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −19.7% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".

The job

Metal moulders and coremakers (ISCO 7211). Metal moulders and coremakers make moulds and cores for casting metal.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

39 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

caster
casting operator
casting worker
Central control caster
coquille caster
coquille casting worker
coquille casting workers
core maker
coremaker
foundry caster
foundry casters
foundry core maker
foundry coremaker
foundry coremakers
foundry molder
foundry moulder
foundry operative
foundry operator
foundry process operator
foundry process operators
foundry sand moulder
foundry sand moulders
foundry worker
foundryman
hand-moulded casting worker
ladleman
ladleperson
metal caster
metal molder
metal moulder
mold casting worker
mold maker
molding and casting worker
mould casting worker
mould maker
moulding and casting worker m,f,n)
mouldmaker
pourer and caster
sand moulder

What next?

Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.

ChangingIndustrial maintenance technician
ChangingConcrete worker
ChangingQuality inspector

Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.

Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High

AI exposureLowBLS AI exposure category "low" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)

Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Foundry mold and coremakers; Pourers and casters, metal; Patternmakers, metal and plastic)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayModestBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $50,485

EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.