Occupation Atlascasting machine operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/25206eaa-04da-4fd6-bac7-173d7eb142dc
casting machine operator
Casting machine operators operate casting machines to manipulate metal substances into shape. They set up and tend casting machines to process molten ferrous and non-ferrous metals to manufacture metal materials. They conduct the flow of molten metals into casts, taking care to create the exact right circumstances to obtain the highest quality metal. They observe the flow of metal to identify faults. In case of a fault, they notify the authorised personnel and participate in the removal of the fault.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional3.76
- I Investigative2.45
- A Artistic1.14
- S Social1.05
- E Enterprising1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Pourers and Casters, Metal (51-4052.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (23)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- admit basic metals to furnace
- alloys of precious metals
- assemble metal parts
- attend to detail in casting processes
- cast metal
- casting processes
- ensure mould uniformity
- extract products from moulds
- fabricate metal parts
- ferrous metal processing
- fill moulds
- handle metal work orders
- heat metals
- maintain moulds
- manipulate metal
- manufacturing of metal assembly products
- measure metal to be heated
- metal joining technologies
- mix moulding and casting material
- non-ferrous metal processing
- remove finished casts
- types of moulding
- use tools for castings repair
Optional (13)
- assess suitability of metal types for specific application
- cast concrete rings
- cast concrete sections
- cast jewellery metal
- communicate using non-verbal language
- cut metal products
- follow manufacturing work schedule
- manage time in casting processes
- monitor gauge
- operate concrete casting machine
- operate metal heating equipment
- precious metal processing
- types of metal
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 23 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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