Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
172,520	1.7 %	$16.67	$34,670	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$10.79	$12.69	$15.45	$19.47	$24.44
Annual Wage (2)	$22,450	$26,400	$32,130	$40,490	$50,840

Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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	78,900	13.28	$15.83	$32,920
Foundries	15,110	12.60	$18.64	$38,770
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	14,100	2.34	$16.61	$34,540
Employment Services	11,980	0.33	$13.77	$28,630
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	7,840	4.36	$18.27	$38,010

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Plastics Product Manufacturing	78,900	13.28	$15.83	$32,920
Foundries	15,110	12.60	$18.64	$38,770
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	7,840	4.36	$18.27	$38,010
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	300	2.56	$16.73	$34,800
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	14,100	2.34	$16.61	$34,540

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	1,180	0.06	$26.85	$55,850
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	(8)	(8)	$23.17	$48,180
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	130	0.29	$22.85	$47,540
Grain and Oilseed Milling	40	0.06	$22.39	$46,570
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	760	0.33	$21.75	$45,250

Geographic profile for this occupation:

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)
Michigan	21,150	4.87	4.15	$15.66	$32,580
Ohio	16,390	3.01	2.56	$15.62	$32,490
Indiana	13,700	4.46	3.80	$17.20	$35,780
Wisconsin	9,600	3.34	2.85	$17.60	$36,610
Illinois	9,120	1.51	1.29	$17.83	$37,080

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)
Michigan	21,150	4.87	4.15	$15.66	$32,580
Indiana	13,700	4.46	3.80	$17.20	$35,780
Wisconsin	9,600	3.34	2.85	$17.60	$36,610
Ohio	16,390	3.01	2.56	$15.62	$32,490
Alabama	4,320	2.19	1.86	$16.37	$34,050

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	120	0.19	0.16	$28.38	$59,020
Maine	380	0.63	0.53	$20.44	$42,520
Utah	1,820	1.21	1.03	$19.36	$40,260
Washington	2,980	0.90	0.76	$19.12	$39,770
Connecticut	1,610	0.97	0.82	$18.90	$39,320

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)
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	9,100	4.59	3.91	$14.60	$30,360
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	6,670	1.43	1.21	$17.34	$36,070
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	4,200	7.39	6.29	$15.24	$31,700
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	2,860	0.30	0.25	$17.07	$35,510
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	2,750	2.63	2.24	$16.20	$33,700
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2,740	1.39	1.18	$18.27	$38,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,680	0.43	0.37	$17.89	$37,210
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,660	0.73	0.62	$14.48	$30,130
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	2,500	1.62	1.38	$17.65	$36,710
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,480	0.90	0.77	$16.09	$33,470