The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Colorado is $51,900 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,050.
Pay spans roughly $39,530 at the 10th percentile to $65,410 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.95 per hour. An estimated 1,570 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Colorado.
| Median (annual) | $51,900 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,050 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.95 |
| 10th percentile | $39,530 |
| 90th percentile | $65,410 |
| Employment | 1,570 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.