Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$44,350
10th percentile
$34,170
90th percentile
$61,600
Employment
150,470
- MIMedian $39,490 · Employment 13,550
- OHMedian $44,830 · Employment 11,050
- ILMedian $45,500 · Employment 10,680
- CAMedian $47,240 · Employment 9,250
- INMedian $44,290 · Employment 8,810
- WIMedian $44,230 · Employment 8,590
- Chicago, ILMedian $45,590 · Employment 7,910
- NCMedian $41,630 · Employment 7,570
- TXMedian $41,140 · Employment 7,460
- PAMedian $46,760 · Employment 7,000
- ALMedian $39,010 · Employment 5,900
- Detroit, MIMedian $39,790 · Employment 5,280
- KYMedian $47,110 · Employment 4,340
- MAMedian $42,570 · Employment 3,810
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $47,960 · Employment 3,740
- TNMedian $38,820 · Employment 3,730
- IAMedian $45,220 · Employment 3,670
- MOMedian $44,120 · Employment 3,340
- NYMedian $44,500 · Employment 3,320
- FLMedian $38,440 · Employment 3,290
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.