The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Knoxville, TN is $37,650 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,600.
Pay spans roughly $34,240 at the 10th percentile to $58,500 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.10 per hour. An estimated 660 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Knoxville, TN.
| Median (annual) | $37,650 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,600 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.10 |
| 10th percentile | $34,240 |
| 90th percentile | $58,500 |
| Employment | 660 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.