The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Columbus, OH is $47,800 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,270.
Pay spans roughly $36,720 at the 10th percentile to $60,690 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.98 per hour. An estimated 1,360 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus, OH.
| Median (annual) | $47,800 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,270 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.98 |
| 10th percentile | $36,720 |
| 90th percentile | $60,690 |
| Employment | 1,360 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.