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3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Pourers and Casters, Metal

Imminent Risk
88%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
88%
(Imminent Risk)
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LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-6.7%
by year 2033
WAGES
$48,690
or $23.41 per hour
Volume
5,460
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
2.2/10

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Calculated automation risk

88% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

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Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Pourers and Casters, Metal' job openings is expected to decline 6.7% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Pourers and Casters, Metal' was $48,690, or $23 per hour

'Pourers and Casters, Metal' were paid 1.3% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 5,460 people employed as 'Pourers and Casters, Metal' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 27 thousand people are employed as 'Pourers and Casters, Metal'.

Job description

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

SOC Code: 51-4052.00

Comments

Mr. Steel (Low) 1 year ago
Raw material and in-process issues along with ever-changing product specifications would require constant re-tooling and reprogramming of automated service equipment. This would drastically reduce output volume over time causing supply and demand issues
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