The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $46,220 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,910.
Pay spans roughly $36,610 at the 10th percentile to $61,440 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.22 per hour. An estimated 2,410 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
| Median (annual) | $46,220 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,910 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.22 |
| 10th percentile | $36,610 |
| 90th percentile | $61,440 |
| Employment | 2,410 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.