The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Ohio is $42,330 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,430.
Pay spans roughly $32,790 at the 10th percentile to $58,120 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.35 per hour. An estimated 12,710 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Ohio.
| Median (annual) | $42,330 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,430 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.35 |
| 10th percentile | $32,790 |
| 90th percentile | $58,120 |
| Employment | 12,710 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.