The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is $31,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $33,120.
Pay spans roughly $24,050 at the 10th percentile to $47,070 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $15.27 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
| Median (annual) | $31,770 |
| Mean (annual) | $33,120 |
| Median (hourly) | $15.27 |
| 10th percentile | $24,050 |
| 90th percentile | $47,070 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.