The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Rochester, NY is $38,350 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,240.
Pay spans roughly $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $60,700 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.44 per hour. An estimated 760 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rochester, NY.
| Median (annual) | $38,350 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,240 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.44 |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 |
| 90th percentile | $60,700 |
| Employment | 760 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.