Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Observe meters and gauges to verify and record temperatures, pressures, and press-cycle times.63

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Inventory and record quantities of materials and finished products, requisitioning additional supplies as necessary.58
• Remove finished or cured products from dies or molds, using hand tools, air hoses, and other equipment, stamping identifying information on products when necessary.55
• Turn valves and dials of machines to regulate pressure, temperature, and speed and feed rates, and to set cycle times.48

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.34

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 46 puts Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 1 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 18 augmentable, and 1 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: adopt AI deliberately on the augmentable tasks and build visible evidence of the durable ones.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $44,350median wage
• 150,470employed
• 15,900annual openings
• -3.8%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 49
• Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 43
• Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 53
• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 52
• Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 53
• Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 46

FAQ — Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

What does a score of 46 mean for a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 46 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Observe meters and gauges to verify and record temperatures, pressures, and press-cycle times. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.