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Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New Jersey

Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New Jersey

Get the information you need to know about working as a Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender.

-1% Jobs Projection
$33,640 Median Salary
310 Job Openings

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

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

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

2,670 people worked as Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

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

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 0.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 310 annual job openings, and a total of 2,810 jobs for New Jersey 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 New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $22,570 to $57,480 with $33,640 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.85 to $27.63. The median hourly rate was $16.17.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.03 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.14.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,310 $32,250
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,010 $31,890
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 650 $31,580

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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