O*NET-SOC 51-4052.00 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Pourers and Casters, Metal?

Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.

Estimated AI task exposure

Low exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

16 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

19/100

Physical moat

70/100

Human moat

13/100

Rating coverage

100%

16 task statements / 16 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms.

Importance 92/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.91

Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis.

Importance 89/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.87

Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.

Importance 92/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.87

Skim slag or remove excess metal from ingots or equipment, using hand tools, strainers, rakes, or burners, collecting scrap for recycling.

Importance 86/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 69/100Weight 0.86

Load specified amounts of metal and flux into furnaces or clay crucibles.

Importance 88/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.85

Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.

Importance 90/100Relevance 78/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.81

Position equipment such as ladles, grinding wheels, pouring nozzles, or crucibles, or signal other workers to position equipment.

Importance 86/100Relevance 82/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.81

Remove solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzles, using long bars or oxygen burners.

Importance 91/100Relevance 68/100Frequency 63/100Weight 0.75

Pull levers to lift ladle stoppers and to allow molten steel to flow into ingot molds to specified heights.

Importance 88/100Relevance 63/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.76

Assemble and embed cores in casting frames, using hand tools and equipment.

Importance 90/100Relevance 59/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.73

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$51,810

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

4,560

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-5.0%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

0

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

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Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

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