The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is $45,910 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,500.
Pay spans roughly $39,740 at the 10th percentile to $59,680 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.07 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA.
| Median (annual) | $45,910 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,500 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.07 |
| 10th percentile | $39,740 |
| 90th percentile | $59,680 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.