7211 Metal Moulders and Coremakers
Metal moulders and coremakers make moulds and cores for casting metal. Tasks include - (a) making moulds by hand or using auxiliary machines on a bench for small metal castings, on the foundry floor, or in a pit for large castings; (b) making cores for use in metal moulds; (c) cleaning and smoothing moulds, core boxes, and repairing surface imperfections; (d) moving and positioning work pieces such as mould sections, patterns and bottom boards, using cranes, or signalling others to move work pieces; (e) positioning patterns inside mould sections and clamping sections together; (f) cutting spouts, runner holes and sprue holes into moulds; (g) lifting upper mould sections from lower sections and remove moulded patterns. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Coremaker - Metal casting moulder.
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- What is ISCO-08 7211?
- ISCO-08 7211 is "Metal Moulders and Coremakers". Metal moulders and coremakers make moulds and cores for casting metal. Tasks include - (a) making moulds by hand or using auxiliary machines on a bench for small metal castings, on the foundry floor, or in a pit for large castings; (b) making cores for use in metal moulds; (c) cleaning and smoothing moulds, core boxes, and repairing surface imperfections; (d) moving and positioning work pieces such as mould sections, patterns and bottom boards, using cranes, or signalling others to move work pieces; (e) positioning patterns inside mould sections and clamping sections together; (f) cutting spouts, runner holes and sprue holes into moulds; (g) lifting upper mould sections from lower sections and remove moulded patterns. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Coremaker - Metal casting moulder.
- How does ISCO-08 7211 map to other classification systems?
- 7211 Metal Moulders and Coremakers has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (123a195c-103a-4b84-b3fd-6d40dbc15c54, 5318abf2-2e7b-4d09-ae57-6bd500689ebc, c5902c47-0c2e-45aa-94dd-951ad641449c, +1 more); SOC 2018 (51-4071, 51-4072). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 7211?
- 7211 Metal Moulders and Coremakers sits under 7211 Metal Moulders and Coremakers in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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