The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Texas is $37,930 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,950.
Pay spans roughly $30,240 at the 10th percentile to $52,410 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.24 per hour. An estimated 7,750 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Texas.
| Median (annual) | $37,930 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,950 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.24 |
| 10th percentile | $30,240 |
| 90th percentile | $52,410 |
| Employment | 7,750 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.