The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Massachusetts is $38,130 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,800.
Pay spans roughly $34,980 at the 10th percentile to $56,540 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.33 per hour. An estimated 4,080 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Massachusetts.
| Median (annual) | $38,130 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,800 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.33 |
| 10th percentile | $34,980 |
| 90th percentile | $56,540 |
| Employment | 4,080 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.