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Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
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.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Read work orders or examine parts to determine parts or sections of products to be produced.Mostly human for now
- 02Trim or remove excess material, using scrapers, knives, or band saws.Mostly human for now
- 03Brush or spray mold surfaces with parting agents or insert paper into molds to ensure smoothness and prevent sticking or seepage.Mostly human for now
- 04Engrave or stamp identifying symbols, letters, or numbers on products.Mostly human for now
- 05Assemble, insert, and adjust wires, tubes, cores, fittings, rods, or patterns into molds, using hand tools and depth gauges.Mostly human for now
- 06Clean, finish, and lubricate molds and mold parts.Mostly human for now
- 07Separate models or patterns from molds and examine products for accuracy.Mostly human for now
- 08Set the proper operating temperature for each casting.Mostly human for now
- 09Load or stack filled molds in ovens, dryers, or curing boxes, or on storage racks or carts.Mostly human for now
- 10Align and assemble parts to produce completed products, using gauges and hand tools.Mostly human for now
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job lossToo little dataNot enough work use was seen to measure. This does not mean the job is safe from AI.Anthropic, 2026
0%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 28% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 81% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Read work orders or examine parts to determine parts or sections of products to be produced.
- Brush or spray mold surfaces with parting agents or insert paper into molds to ensure smoothness and prevent sticking or seepage.
- Engrave or stamp identifying symbols, letters, or numbers on products.