Careers / Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Pull the work order, dial in melt temperature and cycle time, watch the first shots come off the press, caliper-check dimensions against spec, clear a jam before the supervisor notices, log pressures and cycle counts, swap out the die at end of shift.

Median$41k
Jobs in U.S.155k
10-yr outlook-3.8%
Entry ed.High school diploma or equivalent
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Careers / Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Career · Trades family

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Pull the work order, dial in melt temperature and cycle time, watch the first shots come off the press, caliper-check dimensions against spec, clear a jam before the supervisor notices, log pressures and cycle counts, swap out the die at end of shift.

Median$41k
Jobs in U.S.155k
10-yr outlook-3.8%
Entry ed.High school diploma or equivalent
Sign in for the rest

Get the full brief.

One free Google sign-in unlocks the full data sheet. No paywall, no ads, no affiliates.

  • Pay over the career, entry to senior
  • A real day in the life, start to finish
  • Real employers from the last 12 months
  • Related careers worth comparing

Email magic-link sign-in is coming next. For now Google handles the auth — we never see your password and we never ask for your age.