The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Michigan is $38,000 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,500.
Pay spans roughly $31,640 at the 10th percentile to $57,410 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.27 per hour. An estimated 12,920 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Michigan.
| Median (annual) | $38,000 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,500 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.27 |
| 10th percentile | $31,640 |
| 90th percentile | $57,410 |
| Employment | 12,920 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.