The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Missouri is $44,130 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,300.
Pay spans roughly $32,240 at the 10th percentile to $58,460 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.22 per hour. An estimated 3,960 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Missouri.
| Median (annual) | $44,130 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,300 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.22 |
| 10th percentile | $32,240 |
| 90th percentile | $58,460 |
| Employment | 3,960 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.