Molders, Shapers, and Casters
(Except Metal and Plastic)

Imminent Risk
96%

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
96%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
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LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
5.3%
by year 2033
WAGES
$43,310
or $20.82 per hour
Volume
38,480
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
3.6/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

96% (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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What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic' job openings is expected to rise 5.3% 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 'Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic' was $43,310, or $21 per hour

'Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic' were paid 9.9% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 38,480 people employed as 'Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic' within the United States.

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

Put another way, around 1 in 3 thousand people are employed as 'Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic'.

Job description

Mold, shape, form, cast, or carve products such as food products, figurines, tile, pipes, and candles consisting of clay, glass, plaster, concrete, stone, or combinations of materials.

SOC Code: 51-9195.00

Comments (1)

thatonefeeling (Highly likely)
05 Jan 2022 08:50
Moulding could easily be done by a machine.
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