The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Rhode Island is $41,650 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,950.
Pay spans roughly $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $59,920 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.03 per hour. An estimated 440 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rhode Island.
| Median (annual) | $41,650 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,950 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.03 |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 |
| 90th percentile | $59,920 |
| Employment | 440 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.