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

Want to work in Indiana as a Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender? Read this first!

-7% Jobs Projection
$31,680 Median Salary
1,570 Job Openings

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

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

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

There were approximately 15,100 workers employed as Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state in 2018.

There were 14,670 Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 430 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 Indiana has more Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Indiana

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 7.3% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Indiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,570 annual job openings, and 14,390 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 Indiana?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $22,010 to $47,830 with $31,680 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.58 to $22.99. The median hourly rate was $15.23.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.46 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.23.

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

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Top Indiana 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,800 $30,550
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 2,220 $30,930
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 1,910 $32,130
Evansville, IN-KY 1,880 $27,570
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 1,270 $30,670
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,110 $30,010
Fort Wayne, IN 780 $30,790
Bloomington, IN 700 $27,250
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 460 $28,040
Columbus, IN 380 $30,680
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 160 $35,240
Terre Haute, IN 120 $42,880
Kokomo, IN 40 $48,750

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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