The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Louisiana is $37,440 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $37,840.
Pay spans roughly $26,110 at the 10th percentile to $47,750 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.00 per hour. An estimated 180 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisiana.
| Median (annual) | $37,440 |
| Mean (annual) | $37,840 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.00 |
| 10th percentile | $26,110 |
| 90th percentile | $47,750 |
| Employment | 180 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.