Skilled Trades
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.
Median salary (BLS)
$48,110
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$37k – $63k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Entry / Junior
$37,160
~2 yrs to advance
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Established
$48,110
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Senior
$55,375
Key skills
A typical day
- •Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.
- •Sift and pack sand into mold sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools.
- •Position patterns inside mold sections, and clamp sections together.
- •Position cores into lower sections of molds, and reassemble molds for pouring.
- •Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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