The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Dakota is $38,920 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,690.
Pay spans roughly $33,330 at the 10th percentile to $48,480 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.71 per hour. An estimated 800 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Dakota.
| Median (annual) | $38,920 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,690 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.71 |
| 10th percentile | $33,330 |
| 90th percentile | $48,480 |
| Employment | 800 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.