Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 1991

• J - Occupations Unique to Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities
• J1 - Machine Operators in Manufacturing
• J12 - Machine Operators and Related Workers in Metal and Mineral Products Processing

J122 - Foundry Workers

Occupations in this unit group are primarily concerned with making foundry moulds and cores by hand or machine, casting molten metal, and operating furnaces in the foundry industry.

• Example Titles

  • Bench coremaker, metal processing
  • Bench moulder, metal processing
  • Bonding-machine tender, metal processing
  • Brass moulder, metal processing
  • Bullet moulder, metal processing
  • Casting machine operator, metal processing
  • Casting moulder, metal processing
  • Casting operator, metal processing
  • Ceramic mould maker, metal processing
  • Copper moulder, metal processing
  • Core assembler, metal processing
  • Core finisher, metal processing
  • Core fitter, metal processing
  • Core jointer, metal processing
  • Coremaker, metal processing
  • Die-casting machine operator, metal processing
  • Die-casting-machine tender, metal processing
  • Dry moulder, metal processing
  • Dry-sand moulder, metal processing
  • Foundry mould-finisher, metal processing
  • Granular-aluminium caster, non-ferrous metal
  • Grey-iron moulder, metal processing
  • Hot moulder, metal processing
  • Iron moulder, metal processing
  • Lead caster
  • Lead moulder, metal processing
  • Lead shot caster, metal processing
  • Machine coremaker, metal processing
  • Machine mouldmaker, metal processing
  • Manual moulder, metal processing
  • Metal caster, metal processing
  • Metal moulder, metal processing
  • Mould caster, metal processing
  • Mould closer, metal processing
  • Mould finisher, metal processing
  • Mould setter, metal processing
  • Moulder, metal, metal processing
  • Moulding-machine operator, metal processing
  • Mouldmaker, metal processing
  • Ornamental caster, metal
  • Pattern moulder, metal processing
  • Pit moulder, metal processing
  • Sand coremaker, metal processing
  • Sand moulder, metal processing
  • Sand thrower, iron and steel; non-ferrous metal
  • Shell coremaker, metal processing
  • Shell moulder, metal processing
  • Shell-mould bonder, metal processing
  • Steel moulder, metal processing
  • Wheel moulder, metal processing
  • White metal caster, metal processing

• Exclusion

  • Occupations concerned with making metal moulds (See H312 Tool and Die Makers)
  • Supervisors of foundry workers (See J011 Supervisors, Mineral and Metal Processing)