Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Production Occupations
O*NET-SOC code
51-9195.00

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.

AI exposure

  • Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08

    Low· relative

    LowFour relative bandsVery high

    Group-level value

    Scale, basis and source

    Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)

    831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band

    Source dataset (XLSX download)

  • Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03

    0.000

    0.000Range of values carried here0.745

    Group-level value

    Scale, basis and source

    Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published

    Mapped onto O*NET tasks

    Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value

    Source dataset (CSV download)

  • Data source: ILOPublished: 2025

    0.14–0.24· 6 ISCO-08 groups

    Scale, basis and source

    Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published

    Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published

    Source dataset (PDF download)

What kind of figure this source publishes

The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.

ILO value for each linked ISCO-08 group
  • ISCO-08 7314Potters and Related Workers0.18
  • ISCO-08 7315Glass Makers, Cutters, Grinders and Finishers0.19
  • ISCO-08 7516Tobacco Preparers and Tobacco Products Makers0.14
  • ISCO-08 8131Chemical Products Plant and Machine Operators0.24
  • ISCO-08 8141Rubber Products Machine Operators0.18
  • ISCO-08 8181Glass and Ceramics Plant Operators0.17

AI exposure (OpenAI rubric)

27 rated tasks · 0 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (0.0%)

β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.

  • Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
  • 3 rated tasks are not in the O*NET 31.0 task list; their scores are kept as published for O*NET 27.2.
Source
OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
Release
gh-main-0471612
License
MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI

Tasks

Task statements from the O*NET® 31.0 Database, core tasks first.

TaskTypeβ (OpenAI)
Read work orders or examine parts to determine parts or sections of products to be produced.Core0
Trim or remove excess material, using scrapers, knives, or band saws.Core0
Brush or spray mold surfaces with parting agents or insert paper into molds to ensure smoothness and prevent sticking or seepage.Supplemental0
Engrave or stamp identifying symbols, letters, or numbers on products.Supplemental0
Assemble, insert, and adjust wires, tubes, cores, fittings, rods, or patterns into molds, using hand tools and depth gauges.Supplemental0
Clean, finish, and lubricate molds and mold parts.Supplemental0
Separate models or patterns from molds and examine products for accuracy.Supplemental0
Set the proper operating temperature for each casting.Supplemental0
Load or stack filled molds in ovens, dryers, or curing boxes, or on storage racks or carts.Supplemental0
Align and assemble parts to produce completed products, using gauges and hand tools.Supplemental0
Operate and adjust controls of heating equipment to melt material or to cure, dry, or bake filled molds.Supplemental0
Select sizes and types of molds according to instructions.Supplemental0
Patch broken edges or fractures, using clay or plaster.Supplemental0
Withdraw cores or other loose mold members after castings solidify.Supplemental0
Repair mold defects, such as cracks or broken edges, using patterns, mold boxes, or hand tools.Supplemental0
Measure and cut products to specified dimensions, using measuring and cutting instruments.Supplemental0
Smooth surfaces of molds, using scraping tools or sandpaper.Supplemental0
Measure ingredients and mix molding, casting material, or sealing compounds to prescribed consistencies, according to formulas.Supplemental0
Remove excess materials and level and smooth wet mold mixtures.Supplemental0
Verify dimensions of products, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, vernier gauges, or protractors.Supplemental0
Bore holes or cut grates, risers, or pouring spouts in molds, using power tools.Supplemental0
Tap or tilt molds to ensure uniform distribution of materials.Supplemental0
Construct or form molds for use in casting clay or plaster objects, using plaster, fiberglass, rubber, casting machines, patterns, or flasks.—0
Pour, pack, spread, or press plaster, concrete, or other materials into or around models or molds.—0

Occupation information

Sources and attribution

This page includes information from the O*NET® 31.0 Database (https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. AI Changing Work has modified all or some of this information: the O*NET-SOC code, title and task statements are reproduced in English without change; task-type labels are shown in the page's language and tasks are listed core first; any Korean occupation title shown on the Korean-language page is AI Changing Work's translation; any KSCO-8 unit groups linked to this occupation were paired with it by AI Changing Work's judgment, and the relation labels and statuses are AI Changing Work's additions. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.

Any AI exposure figures on this page are published by third parties, not by AI Changing Work, and none is part of the O*NET information. OpenAI publishes task-level scores (MIT License) for O*NET 27.2 task statements; each is shown next to the O*NET 31.0 task statement with the same task ID, whose wording can differ from the 27.2 statement that was scored. OpenAI also publishes occupation-level scores for O*NET-SOC codes in the same release, and any such score is shown on the O*NET occupation with the same code. Anthropic publishes an observed exposure index in the Anthropic Economic Index (CC-BY), and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes relative AI exposure categories (public domain); both are published per SOC code, and each value is shown on every O*NET occupation with that code. The International Labour Organization publishes a generative AI exposure index in ILO Working Paper 140 (CC BY 4.0) for ISCO-08 unit groups; AI Changing Work links those groups to O*NET occupations by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC and 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC crosswalks as published, without case-by-case selection, and these crosswalks match many groups only in part. Where several unit groups are linked, each group's published value is listed, and any summary shows only the lowest and highest of those values with the number of groups; no exposure figure is averaged or recalculated. Any employment figures are published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the SOC group containing this occupation. Each source is credited where its figures are shown.

O*NET OnLine: 51-9195.00 Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

KSCO 코드·명칭: 한국표준직업분류(제8차 개정) — 통계청 고시 제2024-328호 (2024-07-01 고시, 2025-01-01 시행). 저작권법 제7조 제2호의 고시 항목이다. 명칭 표기(가운뎃점·띄어쓰기)는 해설서 2차 정오 반영판의 표기를 따랐으며, 고시 항목표와는 18개 명칭에서 가운뎃점 글리프나 띄어쓰기만 다르다. 통계청은 2025년 10월 국가데이터처로 개편되었다. 이 페이지의 KSCO 연결은 통계청·국가데이터처의 공식 연계표가 아니다.

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