How to become a foundry worker
Official title: Foundry workers
Also called: Foundry pourer, Foundry worker, Melter - foundry, Foundry mouldmaker, Foundry sand mixer, Shot maker - foundry, Core setter - foundry, Iron caster - foundry, Job moulder - foundry, Iron moulder - foundry, Metal caster - foundry, Mould caster - foundry
Foundry workers make foundry moulds and cores by hand or machine, cast molten metal, and operate furnaces in the foundry industry. They are employed by metal foundries and foundry departments of metal products manufacturing companies.
Main tasks
- Mouldmakers and coremakers
- Make and repair sand moulds using patterns, moulding boxes, sand and hand tools following bench, floor or pit moulding methods
- Operate ovens to dry moulds
- Make cores for use inside moulds to form holes or void spaces in castings using core boxes, sand, hammer and wire or other reinforcing material
- Coat cores with protective materials and bake cores in oven
- Set up, adjust and operate various mouldmaking and coremaking machines to make sand and ceramics moulds and cores
- May pour molten metal into moulds to produce metal castings
- Metal casters
How to become one
Completion of secondary school is required. Several weeks of on-the-job training are required.
Pay · Outlook
- Median pay: $48,750 a year The middle half earn $40,950 to $57,974.
Related jobs
- Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
- Glass forming and finishing machine operators and glass cutters
- Concrete, clay and stone forming operators
- Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing
- Metalworking and forging machine operators
- Machining tool operators
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Questions people ask
How do I become a foundry worker?
Completion of secondary school is required. Several weeks of on-the-job training are required.
How much does a foundry worker earn in Canada?
Median full-time pay is $48,750 a year (Employment and Social Development Canada (Job Bank)). The middle half earn $40,950 to $57,974.
Do you need a degree to become a foundry worker?
Usually not. Only 6% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Sources
- Statistics Canada: Census 2021: employment by occupation, gender and education (98-10-0449) (2021 Census), Statistics Canada Open Licence, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Statistics Canada: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (Version 1.0), Open Government Licence - Canada, retrieved 2026-10-03
- Employment and Social Development Canada (Job Bank): Wages by occupation (2025 (revised 2025-11-19)), Open Government Licence - Canada, retrieved 2026-10-03
Updated 2026-10-03