National Occupational Classification, TEER 4

NOC 94101: Foundry workers

Foundry workers make foundry moulds and cores by hand or machine, cast molten metal, and operate furnaces in the foundry industry. Below are the main duties, all 87 job titles it covers, what it means for Express Entry and what it pays in each province.

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What is NOC 94101?

NOC 94101 is the code for foundry workers in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Job titles in this group include bench moulder - foundry, casting machine operator - foundry, ceramic mouldmaker - foundry and die-casting machine operator. It is a TEER 4 occupation (usually a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training), so it does not count as skilled work for Express Entry. The Job Bank median wage across Canada is $25.00 an hour.

NOC code
94101
TEER
4: High school or several weeks of training
Broad category
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
Express Entry
Not skilled
Category draws
None
Median wage
$25.00 an hour

Job titles under NOC 94101

Foundry workers make foundry moulds and cores by hand or machine, cast molten metal, and operate furnaces in the foundry industry. They are employed by metal foundries and foundry departments of metal products manufacturing companies.

Main job titles

  • bench moulder - foundry
  • casting machine operator - foundry
  • ceramic mouldmaker - foundry
  • die-casting machine operator
  • foundry worker
  • furnace operator - foundry
  • manual moulder
  • melter - foundry
  • pit moulder
  • sand coremaker
  • sand moulder

All 87 job titles in the NOC index

ammunition caster - foundry, apprentice moulder - foundry, automatic casting machine operator - foundry, automatic moulding machine operator - foundry, bench coremaker - foundry, bench moulder - foundry, brass caster, bullet moulder - foundry, casting machine operator - foundry, centrifugal casting machine tender - foundry, ceramic mouldmaker - foundry, channel furnace operator - foundry, cope and drag pinlift operator - foundry, copper caster - foundry, core extruder - foundry, core machine operator - foundry, core setter - foundry, coremaking machine operator - foundry, core-sand-mixer - foundry, cupola furnace operator - foundry, custom moulder - foundry, die-casting machine operator, die-casting machine setter - foundry, die-casting machine set-up man/woman - foundry, die-casting machine tender - foundry, dry-sand moulder - foundry, electric furnace operator - foundry, floor moulder - foundry, foundry furnace operator, foundry mouldmaker, foundry pourer, foundry sand mixer, foundry worker, furnace operator - foundry, granular aluminum caster - foundry, grid-caster operator - foundry, hand lead caster - foundry, hand mouldmaker - foundry, hand sand-core maker - foundry, hot-box moulder - foundry, hunter machine operator - foundry, induction furnace operator - foundry, investment caster - foundry, iron caster - foundry, iron moulder - foundry, job moulder - foundry, lead casting machine operator, lead shot caster - foundry, lost pattern caster - foundry, lost wax caster - foundry, manual moulder, melter - foundry, metal caster - foundry, metal frame moulder - foundry, mould caster - foundry, mould setter - foundry, moulding and coremaking machine setter - foundry, moulding sand mixer - foundry, ornamental caster - foundry, pattern gater, pattern moulder - foundry, pellet maker - foundry, permanent mould operator - foundry, pipe coremaker - foundry, pit moulder, Roto-lift operator - foundry, sand control operator - foundry, sand coremaker, sand floor moulder - foundry, sand mill operator - foundry, sand moulder, sand processing operator - foundry, sand system operator - foundry, sand-slinger operator - foundry, shell core maker - foundry, shell mould assembler - foundry, shell moulder - foundry, shot maker - foundry, sintering press tender - foundry, squeezer machine operator - foundry, squeezer moulder - foundry, strand operator - foundry, vessel operator - foundry, wax-pattern assembler and repairer, wax-pattern assembler and repairer - foundry, wax-pattern mouldmaker - foundry, white-metal caster - foundry.

Main duties of NOC 94101

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Mouldmakers and coremakers

  • Make and repair sand moulds using patterns, moulding boxes, sand and hand tools following bench, floor or pit moulding methods
  • Operate ovens to dry moulds
  • Make cores for use inside moulds to form holes or void spaces in castings using core boxes, sand, hammer and wire or other reinforcing material
  • Coat cores with protective materials and bake cores in oven
  • Set up, adjust and operate various mouldmaking and coremaking machines to make sand and ceramics moulds and cores
  • May pour molten metal into moulds to produce metal castings.

Metal casters

  • Set up and operate various casting machines to cast ferrous and non-ferrous metal products; hand ladle and pour molten metal into moulds to produce castings.

Foundry furnace operators

  • Operate furnaces used to melt metals for moulding and casting.

Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is required.
  • Several weeks of on-the-job training are required.

Additional information

  • There is some mobility between workers in this unit group.
  • Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Is NOC 94101 eligible for Express Entry?

Not for the main Express Entry programs, which need TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 work. TEER 4 jobs can still lead to permanent residence through some provincial and other programs, so check each program's own list.

NOC 94101 and Express Entry
Program or drawNOC 94101
Federal Skilled Worker ProgramDoes not count (TEER 4)
Canadian Experience ClassDoes not count (TEER 4)
Federal Skilled Trades ProgramNot a listed trade
Occupation category draws (2026)Not on any occupation list
French-language proficiency (category draw)Open to any occupation with NCLC 7 in French

Read how TEER categories work and the full list of NOC codes in each 2026 category draw. Category draws also need at least 12 months of full-time work (or the same amount part-time) in one listed occupation within the past 3 years.

How much does NOC 94101 pay?

Job Bank wages for this occupation, per hour. Low and high are, in most cases, the 10th and 90th percentiles, so 8 in 10 workers earn somewhere between them.

NOC 94101 wages by province and territory
AreaLowMedianHigh
Canada$18.50$25.00$34.45
Quebec$19.95$28.77$39.99
Ontario$18.23$23.00$29.29

Source: Job Bank, Employment and Social Development Canada (Job Bank 2025 wages, revised November 19, 2025), data from 2023-2024 (Employment Insurance Survey Data). Wages for job offers in LMIA and provincial programs are compared with these figures, so check the current numbers on Job Bank before you rely on them.

Using NOC 94101 duties on your resume

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Where this information comes from

Occupation codes, titles and descriptions are adapted from Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

Wages come from Job Bank, Employment and Social Development Canada (Job Bank 2025 wages, revised November 19, 2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Express Entry rules come from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC): the program pages for the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Canadian Experience Class and the Federal Skilled Trades Program, and the category-based selection page as modified on June 22, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NOC code for a bench moulder - foundry?

NOC 94101, Foundry workers, a TEER 4 occupation in NOC 2021.

What TEER is NOC 94101?

TEER 4. Usually a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training. The TEER is the second digit of the code. See all TEER categories.

Is NOC 94101 eligible for Express Entry?

Not for the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Canadian Experience Class or the Federal Skilled Trades Program, which need TEER 0 to 3 work. Some provincial nominee programs and other pathways accept TEER 4 jobs.

Is NOC 94101 in an Express Entry category-based draw?

No. It is not on any 2026 occupation list. The French-language proficiency category is open to any occupation if you reach NCLC 7 in French. See every category.

How much does NOC 94101 pay in Canada?

The Job Bank median across Canada is $25.00 an hour, with most wages between $18.50 and $34.45. Pay varies by province: see the table above.

Where is the official description?

On the Statistics Canada and ESDC NOC site: search 94101 in NOC 2021 Version 1.0. This page shows the same text, from the open data Statistics Canada publishes.

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