Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.
US jobs
150K
Avg. wage
$22/h
GDP output/y
$24B
Tasks
29
AI Parity
7%
Related occupationsExtruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic · Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers · Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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| # | Task ↕O*NET 30.1 · DOL | Output/y ▴est. · BEA + BLS | Verification method ↕est. · rubric v1 | Qualitymeasured baseline | Configurationverified runs | Qualitysame test | vs human× output · − pts |
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O*NET-SOC 51-4072.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025
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