Where a foundry moulder can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a foundry moulder already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Foundry moulders manufacture cores for metal moulds, which are used to fill a space in the mould that must remain unfilled during casting. They use wood, plastic or other materials to create the core, selected to withstand the extreme environment of a metal mould.
- Highest coverage recorded
- 31%
- Destinations
- 5each with a full record
- Within reach
- 0difficulty under 55
- Skills on file
- 25required or supplementary
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
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foundry moulder is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a foundry moulder already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.