The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Alabama is $37,000 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,000.
Pay spans roughly $21,580 at the 10th percentile to $53,130 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.79 per hour. An estimated 6,200 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Alabama.
| Median (annual) | $37,000 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,000 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.79 |
| 10th percentile | $21,580 |
| 90th percentile | $53,130 |
| Employment | 6,200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.