Jobs Similar to Pourers and Casters
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to pourers and casters, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers, Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic and Sewing Machine Operators.
Pourers and Casters: $51,810 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
- 1Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
83% similar · $46,350 (−11%) · High school
- 2Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
82% similar · $46,330 (−11%) · High school · Same group
- 3Sewing Machine Operators
81% similar · $36,670 (−29%) · High school
- 4Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
81% similar · $46,460 (−10%) · High school
- 5Machine Feeders and Offbearers
81% similar · $41,220 (−20%) · High school
- 6Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
81% similar · $50,270 (−3%) · High school
- 7Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
81% similar · $43,960 (−15%) · High school · Same group
- 8Tire Builders
80% similar · $57,390 (+11%) · High school
- 9Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
80% similar · $46,170 (−11%) · High school
- 10Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
80% similar · $96,710 (+87%) · High school
- 11Rock Splitters, Quarry
80% similar · $48,740 (−6%) · High school
- 12Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
80% similar · $54,430 (+5%) · High school · Same group
- 13Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
80% similar · $42,770 (−17%) · High school
- 14Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
79% similar · $48,750 (−6%) · High school · Same group
- 15Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
79% similar · $38,180 (−26%) · High school
- 16Foundry Mold and Coremakers
79% similar · $48,110 (−7%) · High school · Same group
- 17Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
79% similar · $52,800 (+2%) · High school · Same group
- 18Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
79% similar · $48,990 (−5%) · High school
- 19Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
79% similar · $39,530 (−24%) · High school
- 20Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
79% similar · $61,770 (+19%) · 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 pourers and casters.
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers80% similar · $96,710 (+87%)
- Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers79% similar · $61,770 (+19%)
- Tire Builders80% similar · $57,390 (+11%)
- Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders80% similar · $54,430 (+5%)
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic79% similar · $52,800 (+2%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for pourers and casters also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where pourers and casters is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers (83)
- Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders (81)
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers (81)
- Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (81)
- Sewing Machine Operators (81)
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic (80)
- Rock Splitters, Quarry (80)
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood (80)
- Tire Builders (80)
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (79)
Questions about jobs like pourers and casters
What jobs are most similar to pourers and casters?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers (83% similar), Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (82% similar), Sewing Machine Operators (81% similar), Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders (81% similar) and Machine Feeders and Offbearers (81% similar).
Which jobs like pourers and casters pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers ($96,710, +87%; usually a high school diploma), Pump Operators ($61,770, +19%; usually a high school diploma) and Tire Builders ($57,390, +11%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with pourers and casters ($51,810). Without more preparation than pourers and casters usually need: Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, Pump Operators and Tire Builders.
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.