Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

51-4071 Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries. Excludes �Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic� (51-4072) and �Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic� (51-9195).

National estimates for Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Industry profile for Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Geographic profile for Foundry Mold and Coremakers

National estimates for Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
11,780	2.7 %	$ 21.70	$ 45,130	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 15.90	$ 17.97	$ 21.30	$ 24.22	$ 29.47
Annual Wage (2)	$ 33,070	$ 37,390	$ 44,300	$ 50,380	$ 61,300

Industry profile for Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Foundry Mold and Coremakers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Foundry Mold and Coremakers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Foundries	7,990	7.45	$ 21.25	$ 44,190
Plastics Product Manufacturing	790	0.13	$ 21.71	$ 45,170
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	670	0.41	$ 23.56	$ 49,000
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only)	400	0.08	$ 24.46	$ 50,870
Employment Services	220	0.01	$ 16.53	$ 34,380

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Foundries	7,990	7.45	$ 21.25	$ 44,190
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	670	0.41	$ 23.56	$ 49,000
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	180	0.29	$ 20.45	$ 42,530
Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	100	0.17	$ 29.63	$ 61,620
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	210	0.15	$ 19.57	$ 40,710

Top paying industries for Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	40	(7)	$ 31.34	$ 65,180
Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	100	0.17	$ 29.63	$ 61,620
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	60	0.01	$ 26.86	$ 55,870
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	60	0.02	$ 25.70	$ 53,460
Rubber Product Manufacturing	(8)	(8)	$ 25.68	$ 53,420

Geographic profile for Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Foundry Mold and Coremakers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Foundry Mold and Coremakers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of foundry mold and coremakers by state, May 2023

States with the highest employment level in Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Pennsylvania	1,070	0.18	2.32	$ 21.73	$ 45,200
Michigan	1,060	0.24	3.15	$ 23.24	$ 48,330
Wisconsin	1,060	0.37	4.75	$ 21.69	$ 45,110
Ohio	760	0.14	1.80	$ 23.14	$ 48,130
California	750	0.04	0.54	$ 19.80	$ 41,180

Map of location quotient of foundry mold and coremakers by state, May 2023

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Iowa	670	0.43	5.61	$ 20.93	$ 43,530
Wisconsin	1,060	0.37	4.75	$ 21.69	$ 45,110
Alabama	540	0.26	3.38	$ 21.08	$ 43,850
Michigan	1,060	0.24	3.15	$ 23.24	$ 48,330
Indiana	660	0.21	2.68	$ 21.21	$ 44,110

Map of annual mean wages of foundry mold and coremakers by state, May 2023

Top paying states for Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oregon	280	0.14	1.87	$ 26.76	$ 55,670
Georgia	230	0.05	0.64	$ 25.03	$ 52,060
Connecticut	220	0.13	1.67	$ 24.79	$ 51,570
Virginia	180	0.05	0.59	$ 24.51	$ 50,980
Missouri	450	0.16	2.02	$ 24.44	$ 50,840

Map of employment of foundry mold and coremakers by area, May 2023

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	370	0.06	0.78	$ 19.80	$ 41,180
St. Louis, MO-IL	340	0.25	3.28	$ 24.66	$ 51,300
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	310	0.61	7.87	$ 20.95	$ 43,580
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	310	0.16	2.09	$ 24.70	$ 51,380
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	290	0.36	4.66	$ 23.52	$ 48,930
Pittsburgh, PA	260	0.24	3.12	$ 22.32	$ 46,430
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	240	0.20	2.57	$ 27.32	$ 56,820
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	200	0.05	0.58	$ 22.96	$ 47,760
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	200	0.37	4.83	$ 23.76	$ 49,420
Lancaster, PA	140	0.57	7.35	$ 21.44	$ 44,580

Map of location quotient of foundry mold and coremakers by area, May 2023

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Muskegon, MI	140	2.29	29.46	$ 21.35	$ 44,400
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	80	1.73	22.31	$ 20.35	$ 42,320
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	310	0.61	7.87	$ 20.95	$ 43,580
Lancaster, PA	140	0.57	7.35	$ 21.44	$ 44,580
Erie, PA	60	0.53	6.79	$ 18.65	$ 38,790
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	60	0.48	6.17	$ 22.68	$ 47,180
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	200	0.37	4.83	$ 23.76	$ 49,420
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	290	0.36	4.66	$ 23.52	$ 48,930
Chattanooga, TN-GA	90	0.36	4.66	$ 20.88	$ 43,440
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	60	0.35	4.52	$ 22.82	$ 47,460

Map of annual mean wages of foundry mold and coremakers by area, May 2023

Top paying metropolitan areas for Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	240	0.20	2.57	$ 27.32	$ 56,820
New Haven, CT	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 25.89	$ 53,860
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	110	0.11	1.40	$ 25.60	$ 53,240
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	120	0.06	0.81	$ 24.71	$ 51,390
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	310	0.16	2.09	$ 24.70	$ 51,380
St. Louis, MO-IL	340	0.25	3.28	$ 24.66	$ 51,300
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	80	0.06	0.82	$ 24.21	$ 50,350
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	90	0.04	0.54	$ 23.79	$ 49,470
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 23.78	$ 49,460
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	200	0.37	4.83	$ 23.76	$ 49,420

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	390	1.86	24.03	$ 21.35	$ 44,400
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	190	0.89	11.47	$ 20.33	$ 42,280
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	160	1.02	13.10	$ 19.72	$ 41,020
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	150	0.72	9.31	$ 21.67	$ 45,080
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	130	0.50	6.39	$ 21.27	$ 44,250

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	390	1.86	24.03	$ 21.35	$ 44,400
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	160	1.02	13.10	$ 19.72	$ 41,020
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	190	0.89	11.47	$ 20.33	$ 42,280
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	120	0.85	10.95	$ 18.85	$ 39,210
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	90	0.81	10.44	$ 24.51	$ 50,980

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Foundry Mold and Coremakers:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	90	0.81	10.44	$ 24.51	$ 50,980
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	120	0.46	5.98	$ 22.30	$ 46,380
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	60	0.54	6.97	$ 21.86	$ 45,460
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	150	0.72	9.31	$ 21.67	$ 45,080
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	390	1.86	24.03	$ 21.35	$ 44,400

About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.

Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024