hold or move items with your hands

keep your arm or hand steady

Hand and Finger Use

use your lower back and stomach

lift, push, pull, or carry

Physical Strength

Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.

Coremaker

Job Molder

Molder

Manufacturing

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Realistic

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Conventional

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

Investigative

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.

Artistic

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

Social

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Enterprising

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

English language

Arts and Humanities

mechanical

design

Engineering and Technology

teaching and course design

Education and Training

manufacture and distribution of products

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

Attention to Detail

Dependability

A tendency to be detail-oriented, organized, and thorough in completing work.

A tendency to be reliable, responsible, and consistent in meeting work-related obligations.

A tendency to be careful, deliberate, and risk-avoidant when making work-related decisions or doing work.

Cautiousness

A tendency to cope and function effectively in stressful situations at work.

Stress Tolerance

A tendency to exhibit determination and resolve to perform or complete tasks in the face of difficult circumstances or obstacles at work.

Perseverance

A tendency to remain calm and composed and to manage emotions effectively in response to criticism or difficult situations at work.

Self-Control

A tendency to establish and maintain personally challenging work-related goals, set high work-related standards, and exert high effort toward meeting those goals and standards.

Achievement Orientation

A tendency to be pleasant, helpful, and willing to assist others at work.

Cooperation

A tendency to be honest and ethical at work.

Integrity

A tendency to believe in one's work-related capabilities and ability to control one's work-related outcomes.

Self-Confidence

Idaho

National

keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements

Basic Skills

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Problem Solving

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Handling and Moving Objects

Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.

Performing General Physical Activities

Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials

Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Getting Information

Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People

Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Controlling Machines and Processes

Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Foundry Mold & Coremakers

What do they typically do on the job?

Personality

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Interests

Realistic

Conventional

Investigative

Abilities

Hand and Finger Use

Physical Strength

Skills

Basic Skills

Problem Solving

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