The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Chattanooga, TN-GA is $40,950 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,580.
Pay spans roughly $33,810 at the 10th percentile to $59,280 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.69 per hour. An estimated 160 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Chattanooga, TN-GA.
| Median (annual) | $40,950 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,580 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.69 |
| 10th percentile | $33,810 |
| 90th percentile | $59,280 |
| Employment | 160 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.