The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Columbia, SC is $49,520 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,150.
Pay spans roughly $31,750 at the 10th percentile to $60,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.81 per hour. An estimated 230 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbia, SC.
| Median (annual) | $49,520 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,150 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.81 |
| 10th percentile | $31,750 |
| 90th percentile | $60,250 |
| Employment | 230 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.