A professional who casts patterns in nonferrous metals for use in high production duplicate castings, applying knowledge of metal characteristics, molding sand, contours of patterns, and pouring procedures. Responsibilities include:

• Makes one or more sand molds, using wood pattern to form mold impression of metal pattern to be cast.
• Pours molten aluminum, bronze, or other nonferrous metal into molds with hand ladle.
• Machines metal patterns to exact dimensions.
• May make wood patterns used to form sand molds in which metal patterns are cast.