The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $47,750 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,690.
Pay spans roughly $34,840 at the 10th percentile to $69,700 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.96 per hour. An estimated 220 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
| Median (annual) | $47,750 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,690 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.96 |
| 10th percentile | $34,840 |
| 90th percentile | $69,700 |
| Employment | 220 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.