Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Illinois
Local pay for molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Illinois, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4072
$45,500
median pay, Illinois
10,680
employed in Illinois
+2.6%
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 Illinois
Illinois · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Illinois earn between $38,140 and $50,560 a year; the U.S. median is $44,350.
$36,090
P10
$45,500
MEDIAN
$50,560
P75
$61,950
P90
Pay by metro in Illinois