Jobs Similar to Foundry Mold and Coremakers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to foundry mold and coremakers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic, Tire Builders and Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators.
Foundry Mold and Coremakers: $48,110 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
82% similar · $46,170 (−4%) · High school
- 2Tire Builders
82% similar · $57,390 (+19%) · High school
- 3Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
82% similar · $46,880 (−3%) · High school
- 4Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
81% similar · $43,960 (−9%) · High school · Same group
- 5Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
81% similar · $54,430 (+13%) · High school · Same group
- 6Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
80% similar · $53,750 (+12%) · High school · Same group
- 7Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
80% similar · $47,920 (0%) · High school · Same group
- 8Pourers and Casters, Metal
79% similar · $51,810 (+8%) · High school · Same group
- 9Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
79% similar · $51,330 (+7%) · High school
- 10Rock Splitters, Quarry
78% similar · $48,740 (+1%) · High school
- 11Furniture Finishers
78% similar · $44,540 (−7%) · High school
- 12Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
78% similar · $46,350 (−4%) · High school
- 13Stonemasons
78% similar · $57,390 (+19%) · High school
- 14Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
78% similar · $76,170 (+58%) · High school
- 15Brickmasons and Blockmasons
78% similar · $62,120 (+29%) · High school
- 16Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
77% similar · $49,120 (+2%) · High school
- 17Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
77% similar · $46,330 (−4%) · High school · Same group
- 18Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
77% similar · $58,970 (+23%) · High school
- 19Sewing Machine Operators
77% similar · $36,670 (−24%) · High school
- 20Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
77% similar · $96,710 (+101%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than foundry mold and coremakers.
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers77% similar · $96,710 (+101%)
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers78% similar · $76,170 (+58%)
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons78% similar · $62,120 (+29%)
- Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers77% similar · $58,970 (+23%)
- Tire Builders82% similar · $57,390 (+19%)
- Stonemasons78% similar · $57,390 (+19%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for foundry mold and coremakers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where foundry mold and coremakers is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators (92)
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic (92)
- Rock Splitters, Quarry (88)
- Tire Builders (85)
- Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons (80)
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters (79)
- Furniture Finishers (78)
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (77)
- Floor Sanders and Finishers (77)
- Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall (77)
Questions about jobs like foundry mold and coremakers
What jobs are most similar to foundry mold and coremakers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic (82% similar), Tire Builders (82% similar), Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators (82% similar), Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (81% similar) and Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders (81% similar).
Which jobs like foundry mold and coremakers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers ($96,710, +101%; usually a high school diploma), Terrazzo Workers and Finishers ($76,170, +58%; usually a high school diploma) and Brickmasons and Blockmasons ($62,120, +29%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with foundry mold and coremakers ($48,110). Without more preparation than foundry mold and coremakers usually need: Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, Terrazzo Workers and Finishers and Brickmasons and Blockmasons.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.