The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Joplin, MO-KS is $46,500 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,760.
Pay spans roughly $36,640 at the 10th percentile to $65,370 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.35 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Joplin, MO-KS.
| Median (annual) | $46,500 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,760 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.35 |
| 10th percentile | $36,640 |
| 90th percentile | $65,370 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.