Skills to evaluate against your experience
These are the highest-rated skills in our O*NET selection for foundry mold and coremakers. Importance uses O*NET’s 1–5 scale; it is not an ATS score or a checklist every employer requires. Include a skill only when you can demonstrate it.
| Skill | Importance / 5 |
|---|---|
| Monitoring | 3 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3 |
| Active Listening | 2.88 |
| Critical Thinking | 2.88 |
| Time Management | 2.88 |
| Speaking | 2.62 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 2.62 |
| Operation and Control | 2.62 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 2.62 |
| Active Learning | 2.38 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 2.38 |
| Reading Comprehension | 2.25 |
Software examples associated with this occupation
Use the actual posting to select relevant tools. Familiarity varies by employer and specialization.
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- CNC Software Mastercam
- Inventory tracking software
- Machine control software
- PTC Creo Parametric
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Clean and smooth molds, cores, and core boxes, and repair surface imperfections.
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