The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Carolina is $40,930 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,760.
Pay spans roughly $31,820 at the 10th percentile to $61,300 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.68 per hour. An estimated 2,800 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $40,930 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,760 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.68 |
| 10th percentile | $31,820 |
| 90th percentile | $61,300 |
| Employment | 2,800 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.