The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Fort Smith, AR-OK is $40,030 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $38,980.
Pay spans roughly $30,320 at the 10th percentile to $47,120 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.25 per hour. An estimated 200 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Fort Smith, AR-OK.
| Median (annual) | $40,030 |
| Mean (annual) | $38,980 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.25 |
| 10th percentile | $30,320 |
| 90th percentile | $47,120 |
| Employment | 200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.