Foundry Technician
Impact: Tangible Product Creation
Operates and maintains foundry equipment to cast metal products. This includes preparing molds, melting and pouring metal, and finishing castings. Ensures quality control and adherence to safety standards in a manufacturing environment.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Minimal
- Team vs solo
- Balanced
- Client facing
- Never
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- None
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $52,000
- Entry-level
- $38,000
- Senior
- $70,000
- Growth by 2033
- 2%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Medium
- Typical student debt
- $10,000 - $25,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Foundry Operations
- Metal Casting
- Quality Control
- Equipment Maintenance
- Blueprint Reading
Soft skills
- Attention to Detail
- Problem-Solving
- Safety Consciousness
- Manual Dexterity
- Teamwork
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma or GED; some vocational training or associate's degree preferred
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Foundry Technician
- Lead Technician
- Foundry Supervisor
- Production Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Medium
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 4.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate