The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Utah is $45,820 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,590.
Pay spans roughly $36,770 at the 10th percentile to $66,980 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.03 per hour. An estimated 2,830 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Utah.
| Median (annual) | $45,820 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,590 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.03 |
| 10th percentile | $36,770 |
| 90th percentile | $66,980 |
| Employment | 2,830 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.