The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is $36,940 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,420.
Pay spans roughly $27,630 at the 10th percentile to $53,210 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.76 per hour. An estimated 320 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI.
| Median (annual) | $36,940 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,420 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.76 |
| 10th percentile | $27,630 |
| 90th percentile | $53,210 |
| Employment | 320 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.