The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is $37,500 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,010.
Pay spans roughly $33,220 at the 10th percentile to $59,220 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.03 per hour. An estimated 630 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.
| Median (annual) | $37,500 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,010 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.03 |
| 10th percentile | $33,220 |
| 90th percentile | $59,220 |
| Employment | 630 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.