The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Chico, CA is $40,810 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,420.
Pay spans roughly $33,820 at the 10th percentile to $61,610 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.62 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Chico, CA.
| Median (annual) | $40,810 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,420 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.62 |
| 10th percentile | $33,820 |
| 90th percentile | $61,610 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.