Molders may use a machine to pack the sand tightly. Once the sand is packed molders remove the pattern from the middle. A hole is left where the pattern had been. Next, molders pass the mold on to foundry workers who pour metal into the mold. Molders is in the Manufacturing and Processing Career Cluster.
Wages vary with level of training and experience.
Entry level wages may be lower. The only figures available on the molding occupation were for metal pourers and casters, basic shapes. There were 740 people employed in this occupation in Indiana in 1996. Number of jobs expected per year is unavailable at this time. Occupational growth is unavailable at this time.