AI exposure score

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Pourers and Casters, Metal score 0 out of 100, which is low exposure to AI. That ranks #876 of 923 US occupations, where #1 is the most exposed. Of the 16 tasks in this job, AI could speed up 0 on its own and 0 more with extra software built on top of it. None of its tasks showed up in real AI use in April–May 2026.

0/ 100

Low

Rank: #876of 923 jobs
US workers: 4,560BLS, May 2025
Median pay: $51,810a year
In real AI use: 0 of 16tasks, April–May 2026

Task by task

Each task this job involves, as listed by O*NET, rated on whether a large language model like GPT-4 could cut the time it takes by at least half at the same quality. Tasks marked Seen in real AI use appeared in conversations with Claude in April–May 2026 (Anthropic Economic Index).

AI can speed this up on its own: 0 (0%)
AI can speed this up with extra software: 0 (0%)
Little or no AI speed-up: 16 (100%)

Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Pull levers to lift ladle stoppers and to allow molten steel to flow into ingot molds to specified heights.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Load specified amounts of metal and flux into furnaces or clay crucibles.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Add metal to molds to compensate for shrinkage.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Skim slag or remove excess metal from ingots or equipment, using hand tools, strainers, rakes, or burners, collecting scrap for recycling.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Remove metal ingots or cores from molds, using hand tools, cranes, and chain hoists.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Position equipment such as ladles, grinding wheels, pouring nozzles, or crucibles, or signal other workers to position equipment.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Transport metal ingots to storage areas, using forklifts.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Repair and maintain metal forms and equipment, using hand tools, sledges, and bars.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Turn valves to circulate water through cores, or spray water on filled molds to cool and solidify metal.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
Stencil identifying information on ingots and pigs, using special hand tools.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
Assemble and embed cores in casting frames, using hand tools and equipment.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
Remove solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzles, using long bars or oxygen burners.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task

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Questions about pourers and casters, metal and AI

Will AI replace pourers and casters, metal?

Unlikely. Most of the work is hard for today's AI to speed up. Pourers and Casters, Metal score 0 out of 100 (low exposure), #876 of 923 US jobs. AI could speed up 0 of the job's 16 tasks, 0 of them on its own, while 16 see little or no speed-up. Exposure means the work is likely to change, not that the job will disappear.

Which pourers and casters, metal tasks are hardest for AI?

Tasks with little or no AI speed-up include "Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated"; "Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms"; "Pull levers to lift ladle stoppers and to allow molten steel to flow into ingot molds to specified heights".

Are people already using AI for this work?

Not much yet. None of the job's tasks showed up in real conversations with Claude in April–May 2026, according to the Anthropic Economic Index.

How many people work as pourers and casters, metal, and what do they earn?

About 4,560 people in the US, with median pay of $51,810 a year (BLS, May 2025).

How to read this score. Exposure measures how much of the work AI could speed up, not whether the job will disappear. A highly exposed job can change shape, with people spending less time on routine tasks and more on the rest. The score counts tasks AI can speed up on its own in full, and tasks that need extra software at half weight.

The ratings come from published research based on GPT-4 (2023). To show what's happening now, each task is also checked against the latest Anthropic Economic Index, which records which tasks people actually use AI for. That data is refreshed automatically when Anthropic publishes a new release. Read the full method.

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