The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is $36,730 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $37,230.
Pay spans roughly $29,120 at the 10th percentile to $49,200 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.66 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.
| Median (annual) | $36,730 |
| Mean (annual) | $37,230 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.66 |
| 10th percentile | $29,120 |
| 90th percentile | $49,200 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.