The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Virginia is $45,620 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,420.
Pay spans roughly $29,120 at the 10th percentile to $61,290 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.93 per hour. An estimated 1,130 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Virginia.
| Median (annual) | $45,620 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,420 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.93 |
| 10th percentile | $29,120 |
| 90th percentile | $61,290 |
| Employment | 1,130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.