The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tennessee is $38,090 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,730.
Pay spans roughly $30,970 at the 10th percentile to $50,880 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.31 per hour. An estimated 3,090 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tennessee.
| Median (annual) | $38,090 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,730 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.31 |
| 10th percentile | $30,970 |
| 90th percentile | $50,880 |
| Employment | 3,090 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.