The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in North Carolina is $41,550 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,620.
Pay spans roughly $33,220 at the 10th percentile to $58,680 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.98 per hour. An estimated 7,410 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in North Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $41,550 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,620 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.98 |
| 10th percentile | $33,220 |
| 90th percentile | $58,680 |
| Employment | 7,410 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.