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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
51-4072 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 145,560 |
1.9 % |
$15.70 |
$32,660 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.06 |
$11.74 |
$14.65 |
$18.58 |
$23.34 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,930 |
$24,420 |
$30,480 |
$38,640 |
$48,550 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
66,210 |
11.74 |
$14.78 |
$30,730 |
| Foundries |
11,340 |
9.37 |
$17.08 |
$35,530 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
10,410 |
1.79 |
$16.51 |
$34,340 |
| Employment Services |
7,670 |
0.21 |
$12.80 |
$26,630 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
7,520 |
2.65 |
$16.27 |
$33,850 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ohio |
15,910 |
2.98 |
2.88 |
$15.84 |
$32,940 |
| Indiana |
15,510 |
5.19 |
5.00 |
$15.31 |
$31,840 |
| Michigan |
14,120 |
3.35 |
3.23 |
$14.92 |
$31,030 |
| California |
8,390 |
0.53 |
0.51 |
$15.37 |
$31,970 |
| Wisconsin |
8,330 |
2.97 |
2.86 |
$16.34 |
$33,980 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Indiana |
15,510 |
5.19 |
5.00 |
$15.31 |
$31,840 |
| Michigan |
14,120 |
3.35 |
3.23 |
$14.92 |
$31,030 |
| Ohio |
15,910 |
2.98 |
2.88 |
$15.84 |
$32,940 |
| Wisconsin |
8,330 |
2.97 |
2.86 |
$16.34 |
$33,980 |
| New Hampshire |
1,640 |
2.54 |
2.45 |
$15.03 |
$31,260 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
150 |
0.23 |
0.22 |
$22.18 |
$46,140 |
| West Virginia |
710 |
1.02 |
0.99 |
$20.57 |
$42,780 |
| Maryland |
560 |
0.21 |
0.20 |
$18.41 |
$38,300 |
| Washington |
2,430 |
0.79 |
0.76 |
$17.93 |
$37,300 |
| Illinois |
5,200 |
0.88 |
0.85 |
$17.86 |
$37,150 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
4,860 |
4.02 |
3.88 |
$14.65 |
$30,460 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
3,350 |
3.30 |
3.19 |
$15.03 |
$31,250 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
2,940 |
5.33 |
5.14 |
$14.48 |
$30,120 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,920 |
0.69 |
0.67 |
$13.82 |
$28,750 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,560 |
1.00 |
0.97 |
$17.69 |
$36,790 |
| Columbus, OH |
2,400 |
2.35 |
2.27 |
$16.88 |
$35,120 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
2,290 |
2.72 |
2.62 |
$16.63 |
$34,580 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
2,110 |
1.57 |
1.51 |
$15.71 |
$32,670 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
2,110 |
0.58 |
0.56 |
$17.42 |
$36,230 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,070 |
1.09 |
1.05 |
$18.05 |
$37,540 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Sheboygan, WI |
1,320 |
22.36 |
21.57 |
$17.11 |
$35,580 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
1,620 |
12.78 |
12.32 |
$15.38 |
$32,000 |
| Evansville, IN-KY |
1,620 |
10.57 |
10.20 |
$14.88 |
$30,940 |
| Burlington, NC |
460 |
7.72 |
7.45 |
$17.60 |
$36,610 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI |
440 |
7.19 |
6.94 |
$14.59 |
$30,340 |
| Fort Wayne, IN |
1,310 |
6.19 |
5.97 |
$14.18 |
$29,500 |
| Muskegon, MI |
370 |
5.95 |
5.74 |
$14.83 |
$30,850 |
| Columbus, IN |
290 |
5.94 |
5.73 |
$13.84 |
$28,800 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI |
730 |
5.51 |
5.31 |
$14.28 |
$29,700 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
2,940 |
5.33 |
5.14 |
$14.48 |
$30,120 |
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