The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $44,900 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,080.
Pay spans roughly $34,070 at the 10th percentile to $68,600 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.59 per hour. An estimated 1,310 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
| Median (annual) | $44,900 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,080 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.59 |
| 10th percentile | $34,070 |
| 90th percentile | $68,600 |
| Employment | 1,310 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.