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

Is Idaho a good place for you to work as a Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender?

-27% Jobs Projection
$30,380 Median Salary
20 Job Openings

While jobs for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Idaho 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 Idaho is expected to decrease.

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

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

In Idaho, there were 280 people working as Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 270 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 Idaho has fewer Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Idaho

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 27.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -15.0%.

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Idaho Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 20 annual job openings, and 160 total jobs in 2026 for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state.

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 Idaho?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $21,100 to $47,450 with $30,380 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.15 to $22.81. The median hourly rate was $14.61.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.18 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.43.

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

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Top Idaho 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
Logan, UT-ID 80 $28,650
Boise City, ID 80 $24,300
Coeur d’Alene, ID 30 $30,270

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

The table below shows the states 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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