Vocational Programs for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
159K	$20.22	$42,060

The role of Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is to set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products. The average annual wage of the occupations is $42,060 and $20 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic career. Based on BLS data, a total of 158,980 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Total 9 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Ironworking/Ironworker	9	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

The following 9 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.