Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in California
Local pay for molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in California, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4072
$47,240
median pay, California
9,250
employed in California
+6.5%
vs U.S. median
-3.8%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn in California
California · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in California earn between $41,190 and $51,920 a year; the U.S. median is $44,350.
$36,790
P10
$41,190
P25
$47,240
MEDIAN
$51,920
P75
$61,470
P90
Pay by metro in California
$56,130
$52,810
$50,700
$48,050
$47,960
$47,910
$47,840
$47,710
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