The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New York is $41,600 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,150.
Pay spans roughly $33,150 at the 10th percentile to $61,840 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.00 per hour. An estimated 3,390 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New York.
| Median (annual) | $41,600 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,150 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.00 |
| 10th percentile | $33,150 |
| 90th percentile | $61,840 |
| Employment | 3,390 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.