The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Elkhart-Goshen, IN is $38,890 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,320.
Pay spans roughly $28,400 at the 10th percentile to $51,150 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.70 per hour. An estimated 680 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Elkhart-Goshen, IN.
| Median (annual) | $38,890 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,320 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.70 |
| 10th percentile | $28,400 |
| 90th percentile | $51,150 |
| Employment | 680 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.