Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2003

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.

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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)
144,140 2.1 % $12.36 $25,720 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.62 $9.24 $11.51 $14.51 $18.32
Annual Wage (2) $15,840 $19,220 $23,930 $30,190 $38,100

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Plastics product manufacturing 57,720 $11.00 $22,890 1 58
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 13,010 $14.37 $29,890 2 9
Foundries 12,890 $14.70 $30,570 3 6
Other miscellaneous manufacturing 7,320 $12.31 $25,600 4 43
Rubber product manufacturing 5,190 $11.59 $24,120 5 55

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (6) $20.13 $41,870 (6) 1
Scientific research and development services 50 $19.62 $40,810 56 2
Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. 840 $18.44 $38,360 24 3
Management of companies and enterprises 140 $15.79 $32,850 45 4
Other nonferrous metal production 870 $15.11 $31,430 22 5

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Indiana 9,430 $13.25 $27,550 0.330% 494
Ohio 14,400 $13.49 $28,060 0.270% 524
Michigan 11,510 $13.65 $28,380 0.265% 521
New Hampshire 1,460 $12.82 $26,670 0.241% 448
Kentucky 4,110 $10.88 $22,630 0.239% 527

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Louisiana 720 $14.30 $29,740 0.039% 373
Minnesota 3,850 $13.92 $28,950 0.148% 508
Michigan 11,510 $13.65 $28,380 0.265% 521
Ohio 14,400 $13.49 $28,060 0.270% 524
Wisconsin 6,090 $13.25 $27,560 0.226% 511

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Benton Harbor, MI MSA 820 $13.11 $27,260 1.298%
Erie, PA MSA 1,500 $12.14 $25,240 1.181%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 810 $12.97 $26,980 0.701%
Eau Claire, WI MSA 420 $11.22 $23,350 0.584%
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 1,010 $12.78 $26,580 0.571%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Muncie, IN MSA (6) $17.10 $35,580 (6)
Ann Arbor, MI PMSA 280 $16.84 $35,040 0.100%
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA 3,400 $16.64 $34,610 0.313%
Baton Rouge, LA MSA 90 $16.54 $34,390 0.030%
Birmingham, AL MSA 310 $16.52 $34,350 0.069%

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These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(6) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: May 7, 2004