SOC Code 51-4052 - Pourers and Casters, Metal

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Pourers and Casters, Metal (SOC 51-4052) is a 2018 SOC detailed occupation with about 8,010 U.S. jobs and a mean annual wage of $40,850 (May 2025 OEWS).

Key facts for SOC 51-4052

Code
51-4052
O*NET® code
51-4052.00
Level
Detailed occupation, 2018 SOC
Official title
Pourers and Casters, Metal
Employment
8,010 in the United States
Hourly wage
$19.64 average
Annual wage
$40,850 average
Extended SOC
1 O*NET® occupation
Source
BLS, 2018 SOC. Wages and employment: May 2025 OEWS

Description

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018 Standard Occupational Classification.

Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.

Classification scope for SOC 51-4052

Included examples

Bureau of Labor Statistics illustrative examples for this SOC code.

  • Aluminum Pourer
  • Ingot Caster
  • Iron Pourer
  • Molten Iron Pourer
  • Steel Pourer
  • Tin Pourer
  • White Metal Caster

Where SOC 51-4052 sits in the hierarchy

Major group 51-0000 Production Occupations Minor group 51-4000 Metal Workers and Plastic Workers Broad occupation Direct parent 51-4050 Metal Furnace Operators, Tenders, Pourers, and Casters
Detailed occupation Current 51-4052 Pourers and Casters, Metal

Extended SOC (O*NET®-SOC 31.0)

1 occupation

O*NET® child pages of this detailed SOC code. A suffix of .00 is the O*NET® occupation for this code. A higher suffix is a finer breakout. These are not additional official SOC codes.

Other detailed occupations (1)

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Using SOC 51-4052

Use SOC 51-4052, Pourers and Casters, Metal, when that is the work performed. A more specific O*NET® occupation, when listed, is an Extended SOC code inside this SOC code.

What do Pourers and Casters, Metal do?

Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.

How much do Pourers and Casters, Metal earn?

May 2025 OEWS reports a mean annual wage of $40,850 and a mean hourly wage of $19.64 for this occupation.

How many people work as Pourers and Casters, Metal in the U.S.?

May 2025 OEWS estimates 8,010 U.S. jobs in SOC 51-4052, Pourers and Casters, Metal.

Is SOC 51-4052 the same as an O*NET® code?

The official code is the six-digit SOC code 51-4052. Each O*NET® occupation is a child page of that code. 51-4052.00 Pourers and Casters, Metal is the .00 O*NET® child page for this SOC code.

Sources for SOC 51-4052

  • Official classification source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2018 Standard Occupational Classification. BLS SOC page
  • Extended SOC source This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. SICCODE.com has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
  • Wage and employment data U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. BLS OEWS

Published by SICCODE.com. The title and description are the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 SOC text. Wage and employment figures, when shown, are U.S. national estimates from the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

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