The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Springfield, MO is $48,760 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,480.
Pay spans roughly $35,940 at the 10th percentile to $57,120 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.44 per hour. An estimated 160 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Springfield, MO.
| Median (annual) | $48,760 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,480 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.44 |
| 10th percentile | $35,940 |
| 90th percentile | $57,120 |
| Employment | 160 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.