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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.
What a molding, coremaking, and casting machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic does
Become a molding, coremaking, and casting machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good molding, coremaking, and casting machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $21 per hour with an average salary of $43,500 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $18 and $22 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $36,800 and $46,700 per year.
Molding, Coremaking, And Casting Machine Setter, Operator, And Tender, Metal And Plastic job outlook
- There are 2,464 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 338 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.