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Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Foundry Mold and Coremakers score 0 out of 100, which is low exposure to AI. That ranks #876 of 923 US occupations, where #1 is the most exposed. Of the 13 tasks in this job, AI could speed up 0 on its own and 0 more with extra software built on top of it. None of its tasks showed up in real AI use in April–May 2026.

0/ 100
Low
Rank
#876of 923 jobs
US workers
12,790BLS, May 2025
Median pay
$48,110a year
In real AI use
0 of 13tasks, April–May 2026

Task by task

Each task this job involves, as listed by O*NET, rated on whether a large language model like GPT-4 could cut the time it takes by at least half at the same quality. Tasks marked Seen in real AI use appeared in conversations with Claude in April–May 2026 (Anthropic Economic Index).

  • AI can speed this up on its own: 0 (0%)
  • AI can speed this up with extra software: 0 (0%)
  • Little or no AI speed-up: 13 (100%)
  • Sift and pack sand into mold sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
  • Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
  • Form and assemble slab cores around patterns, and position wire in mold sections to reinforce molds, using hand tools and glue.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
  • Move and position workpieces, such as mold sections, patterns, and bottom boards, using cranes, or signal others to move workpieces.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
  • Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
  • Position cores into lower sections of molds, and reassemble molds for pouring.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
  • Tend machines that bond cope and drag together to form completed shell molds.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
  • Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
  • Operate ovens or furnaces to bake cores or to melt, skim, and flux metal.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
  • Position patterns inside mold sections, and clamp sections together.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
  • Lift upper mold sections from lower sections, and remove molded patterns.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
  • Rotate sweep boards around spindles to make symmetrical molds for convex impressions.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
  • Pour molten metal into molds, manually or with crane ladles.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
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Questions about foundry mold and coremakers and AI

Will AI replace foundry mold and coremakers?

Unlikely. Most of the work is hard for today's AI to speed up. Foundry Mold and Coremakers score 0 out of 100 (low exposure), #876 of 923 US jobs. AI could speed up 0 of the job's 13 tasks, 0 of them on its own, while 13 see little or no speed-up. Exposure means the work is likely to change, not that the job will disappear.

Which foundry mold and coremakers tasks are hardest for AI?

Tasks with little or no AI speed-up include "Sift and pack sand into mold sections, core boxes, and pattern contours, using hand or pneumatic ramming tools"; "Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections"; "Form and assemble slab cores around patterns, and position wire in mold sections to reinforce molds, using hand tools and glue".

Are people already using AI for this work?

Not much yet. None of the job's tasks showed up in real conversations with Claude in April–May 2026, according to the Anthropic Economic Index.

How many people work as foundry mold and coremakers, and what do they earn?

About 12,790 people in the US, with median pay of $48,110 a year (BLS, May 2025).

How to read this score. Exposure measures how much of the work AI could speed up, not whether the job will disappear. A highly exposed job can change shape, with people spending less time on routine tasks and more on the rest. The score counts tasks AI can speed up on its own in full, and tasks that need extra software at half weight.

The ratings come from published research based on GPT-4 (2023). To show what's happening now, each task is also checked against the latest Anthropic Economic Index, which records which tasks people actually use AI for. That data is refreshed automatically when Anthropic publishes a new release. Read the full method.

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