DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4072 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southeast Minnesota 38051$18.11/hr$0.66/hr$12.97/hr$14.74/hr$17.79/hr$21.74/hr$24.26/hr
Minnesota 4,070322$18.60/hr$0.52/hr$12.76/hr$15.13/hr$17.94/hr$21.65/hr$25.72/hr
U S 172,5202,933$16.92/hr$0.08/hr$10.95/hr$12.88/hr$15.68/hr$19.76/hr$24.80/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing280$19.70/hr
Other Regional Data For Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 2,220 $17.79/hr -1.7%
Central Minnesota 880 $18.18/hr -5.1%
Northwest Minnesota 420 $17.15/hr -2.4%
Southeast Minnesota 380 $17.79/hr -4.1%
Southwest Minnesota 190 $19.04/hr -5.5%
Northeast Minnesota 90 $19.41/hr N/A
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Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic160$17.58/hr-4.7%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders120$20.39/hrN/A
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic80$18.67/hr-1.8%
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Tasks for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic