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Tire Builders vs Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Tire Builders and Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Tire Builders Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$55,580
$41,230
Employment · BLS OEWS
20,970
154,820
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
2nd pct
18th pct

At a glance

Dimension Tire Builders Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Median pay $55,580 $41,230
Employment 20,970 154,820
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+2.3%) Declining (-3.8%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 2,500 15,900
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 2nd pct Low · 18th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 28th pct · 18% of tasks 19th pct · 15% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Manual Dexterity, Production and Processing, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Control Precision, Multilimb Coordination, Finger Dexterity, Rate Control, Trunk Strength, Near Vision, Operation and Control, Mechanical, Operations Monitoring, Selective Attention, Reaction Time, Static Strength, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Oral Comprehension, Problem Sensitivity, Auditory Attention, Speech Recognition, Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Visualization, Time Management, Information Ordering, Perceptual Speed, Speech Clarity.

Specific to Tire Builders

  • Administration and Management
  • Extent Flexibility
  • Stamina
  • English Language
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Response Orientation

Specific to Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Written Comprehension
  • Category Flexibility
  • Mathematics
  • Speaking
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Active Learning

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Word processing software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Industrial control software .

Specific to Tire Builders

Specific to Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Tire Builders or Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Tire Builders vs Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/tire-builders-vs-molding-coremaking-and-casting-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders-metal-and-plastic

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Singulariki. (2026). Tire Builders vs Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/tire-builders-vs-molding-coremaking-and-casting-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders-metal-and-plastic

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