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Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Delaware

Considering a career as a Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in Delaware?

-20% Jobs Projection
$39,890 Median Salary
10 Job Openings

While jobs for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Delaware are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Delaware is expected to decrease.

  • Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Delaware earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Delaware?

In Delaware, there were 120 people working as Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 110 Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,800 Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Delaware has fewer Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Delaware

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 20.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -15.0%.

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Delaware Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 10 annual job openings, and a total of 80 jobs for Delaware Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 12,900 annual jobs and 123,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Delaware?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $27,300 to $52,460 with $39,890 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.13 to $25.22. The median hourly rate was $19.18.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.89 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.29.

The median salary in Delaware is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Delaware Metros for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,010 $31,890
Salisbury, MD-DE 50 $40,500

Top States for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Michigan 17,450 $30,310
Ohio 16,140 $29,850
Indiana 15,100 $31,680
Wisconsin 9,980 $33,070
Texas 8,500 $27,960
California 7,750 $32,420
Illinois 7,620 $34,000
North Carolina 7,150 $30,570
Pennsylvania 6,480 $31,660
Missouri 5,090 $29,990
Georgia 4,470 $31,740
Alabama 4,390 $30,550
Minnesota 3,950 $35,880
Florida 3,600 $30,110
New York 3,490 $29,420
South Carolina 3,220 $31,810
Kentucky 3,170 $33,290
Tennessee 3,100 $32,330
Washington 2,810 $35,350
New Jersey 2,670 $33,640

Below are the states where Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Maryland $41,920
Delaware $39,890
Maine $38,730
Virginia $38,210
Wyoming $37,200
Utah $36,500
Minnesota $35,880
Washington $35,350
Massachusetts $34,870
Nevada $34,670

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