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Pourers and Casters, Metal Salary in MI

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Pourers and Casters, Metal in MI have a median annual salary of $60,280, with 360 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $37,560 at the 10th percentile to $71,970 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$60,280

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$28.98

Employment

360

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$37,560
10th
$44,860
25th
$60,280
Median
$60,280
75th
$71,970
90th

Local compared with national

MI

$60,280

Median annual · 2025

United States

$51,810

Median annual · 2025

The MI median is 16.3% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $8,470).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1
  2. 2.Operation and ControlImportance 3.1
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 2.9
  8. 8.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Time ManagementImportance 2.9
  10. 10.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.8
  11. 11.SpeakingImportance 2.8
  12. 12.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Husky Injection Molding Systems Shotscope NX
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word

Common tasks

  • Remove metal ingots or cores from molds, using hand tools, cranes, and chain hoists.
  • Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms.
  • Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
  • Remove solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzles, using long bars or oxygen burners.
  • Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
  • Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis.
  • Load specified amounts of metal and flux into furnaces or clay crucibles.
  • Position equipment such as ladles, grinding wheels, pouring nozzles, or crucibles, or signal other workers to position equipment.
  • Skim slag or remove excess metal from ingots or equipment, using hand tools, strainers, rakes, or burners, collecting scrap for recycling.
  • Transport metal ingots to storage areas, using forklifts.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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