The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Indiana is $41,430 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,400.
Pay spans roughly $31,020 at the 10th percentile to $61,470 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.92 per hour. An estimated 8,430 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Indiana.
| Median (annual) | $41,430 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,400 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.92 |
| 10th percentile | $31,020 |
| 90th percentile | $61,470 |
| Employment | 8,430 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.