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Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina

Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina

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

0.5% Jobs Projection
$30,570 Median Salary
860 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina is growing slower than average.

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

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

7,150 people worked as Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 7,610 Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 460 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 North Carolina has more Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 0.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -15.0%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 860 annual job openings, and a total of 7,610 jobs for North Carolina 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 North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $22,080 to $49,620 with $30,570 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.62 to $23.85. The median hourly rate was $14.7.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.5 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.20.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 2,140 $35,740
Greensboro-High Point, NC 1,250 $26,990
Winston-Salem, NC 950 $29,120
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 610 $48,910
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 540 $29,370
Asheville, NC 470 $43,690
Raleigh, NC 390 $27,600
Burlington, NC 290 $26,900
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 110 $25,270

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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