Pourer vs caster

The differences between pourers and casters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a pourer has an average salary of $44,504, which is higher than the $37,896 average annual salary of a caster.

The top three skills for a pourer include skim, hand tools and wine. The most important skills for a caster are safety procedures, foundry, and skim.

Pourer vs caster overview

	Pourer	Caster
Yearly salary	$44,504	$37,896
Hourly rate	$21.40	$18.22
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	33	152
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Pourer vs caster salary

Pourers and casters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pourer	Caster
Average salary	$44,504	$37,896
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $85,000	Between $31,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Steel Dynamics
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between pourer and caster education

There are a few differences between a pourer and a caster in terms of educational background:

	Pourer	Caster
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pourer vs caster demographics

Here are the differences between pourers' and casters' demographics:

	Pourer	Caster
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 77.6% Female, 22.4%	Male, 91.3% Female, 8.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 3.6% White, 64.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 3.7% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between pourer and caster duties and responsibilities

Pourer example responsibilities.

Set cores on the in-liner and run core machines.
Prepare for and organize large group visits to the winery.
Load specific amounts of metal and flux into furnaces or clay crucibles.
Learn the selling points of each wine to be offer, in order to promote the wines to interest participants.
Pour accurate amount of wine for happy hour volumes to assist bartenders who are responsible for service drinks and guests.
Position ladles, pull levers to lift ladle stoppers and allow molten iron to flow into molds to specify heights.

Caster example responsibilities.

Drive plant safety improvement by taking a leadership role to support daily safety efforts and assist in managing the EHS activities.
Operate POS system numerous times per shift.
Operate, control, and maintain aluminum melting furnaces.
Gain valuable experience in BEx and other lean continuous improvement programs.
Bond urethane to various media (steel, aluminum, neoprene).
Cut steel billets with the use of auto torches and monitor everything on the control panel.

Pourer vs caster skills

Common pourer skills

Skim, 33%
Hand Tools, 31%
Wine, 26%
Winery, 9%

Common caster skills

Safety Procedures, 27%
Foundry, 20%
Skim, 15%
Safety Regulations, 14%
Torches, 5%
Brass, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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