The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Burlington, NC is $48,130 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,530.
Pay spans roughly $34,630 at the 10th percentile to $60,180 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.14 per hour. An estimated 330 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Burlington, NC.
| Median (annual) | $48,130 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,530 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.14 |
| 10th percentile | $34,630 |
| 90th percentile | $60,180 |
| Employment | 330 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.