The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Jersey is $35,910 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,970.
Pay spans roughly $31,470 at the 10th percentile to $52,840 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.26 per hour. An estimated 3,030 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New Jersey.
| Median (annual) | $35,910 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,970 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.26 |
| 10th percentile | $31,470 |
| 90th percentile | $52,840 |
| Employment | 3,030 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.