SOC 51-9195 · Production Occupations

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic wages by metro

National median annual wage

$46,170

10th percentile: $35,850
25th percentile: $39,280
Median: $46,170
75th percentile: $53,000
90th percentile: $61,530
Mean: $47,500

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 33,190.

That median is 9.4% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930 — Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Vineland, NJ	150	$37,920	$68,490	$82,010
Bozeman, MT	50	$47,840	$61,010	$61,390
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	130	$47,240	$60,130	$85,690
Modesto, CA	70	$39,630	$59,990	$90,910
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	40	$39,520	$59,320	$76,980
Colorado Springs, CO	40	$45,500	$58,570	$83,710
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	400	$40,740	$57,300	$76,390
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	660	$48,580	$56,770	$70,900
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	80	$43,480	$56,320	$69,800
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	100	$42,240	$56,110	$62,480
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	500	$38,230	$55,530	$76,710
Worcester, MA	220	$36,040	$54,920	$77,760
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	50	$39,020	$54,500	$64,420
Bend, OR	40	$42,900	$54,410	$60,300
Joplin, MO-KS	70	$36,400	$52,560	$56,820
Salem, OR	50	$46,990	$52,220	$61,250
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	40	$37,660	$52,090	$74,010
Wausau, WI	Not available	$33,070	$51,980	$64,990
Manchester-Nashua, NH	50	$39,580	$51,470	$59,430
Salinas, CA	40	$39,520	$51,320	$63,800

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	970	$37,130	$47,640	$65,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	790	$28,970	$42,490	$54,640
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	750	$39,370	$45,410	$69,890
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	720	$35,380	$46,650	$61,270
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	660	$48,580	$56,770	$70,900
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	590	$36,890	$47,370	$59,140
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	570	$37,020	$45,480	$59,700
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	570	$37,150	$46,480	$61,090
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	520	$38,610	$45,790	$60,500
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	500	$38,230	$55,530	$76,710
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	490	$28,910	$37,510	$53,020
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	480	$36,310	$46,110	$59,850
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	410	$36,490	$45,090	$51,020
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	400	$33,210	$47,970	$65,170
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	400	$40,740	$57,300	$76,390
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	390	$40,040	$49,080	$51,000
Kansas City, MO-KS	370	$41,960	$50,370	$66,560
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	360	$37,770	$47,140	$56,620
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	340	$36,470	$44,930	$59,650
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	340	$34,800	$44,330	$56,710

States and territories

State estimates for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Montana	150	$47,110	$57,860	$62,280
Hawaii	40	$34,430	$55,990	$87,360
Oregon	410	$39,270	$52,740	$64,060
Connecticut	170	$40,030	$52,520	$65,420
Washington	1,130	$43,010	$51,780	$68,170
New Hampshire	160	$37,280	$51,470	$67,650
Massachusetts	1,200	$37,630	$50,550	$72,520
Maryland	110	$36,910	$50,360	$67,480
Colorado	390	$39,250	$49,530	$63,760
California	3,590	$37,790	$49,190	$70,720
Arizona	470	$40,040	$49,060	$55,260
Vermont	240	$39,540	$48,660	$63,650
Maine	120	$42,080	$48,640	$57,540
Wisconsin	550	$38,820	$48,030	$71,660
Delaware	90	$38,700	$47,940	$62,700
Rhode Island	Not available	$42,500	$47,610	$69,540
Kansas	680	$39,170	$47,360	$61,780
New Jersey	620	$38,160	$47,360	$71,780
Illinois	1,230	$34,900	$47,180	$62,080
Georgia	760	$33,210	$47,160	$64,000
New Mexico	Not available	$35,320	$46,970	$54,080
Louisiana	100	$37,220	$46,870	$76,980
Oklahoma	220	$30,850	$46,460	$55,410
Indiana	1,520	$36,070	$46,400	$63,990
Missouri	690	$34,700	$46,380	$59,880
Iowa	340	$30,140	$46,220	$59,380
Nebraska	240	$39,420	$46,220	$57,440
North Dakota	60	$40,170	$46,170	$52,260
South Carolina	550	$36,010	$46,110	$63,590
New York	1,150	$36,850	$45,940	$64,850
Tennessee	880	$33,330	$45,860	$56,720
Minnesota	900	$38,610	$45,790	$58,490
Virginia	720	$36,720	$45,410	$57,180
Pennsylvania	1,690	$35,650	$45,310	$59,630
Michigan	1,470	$37,020	$45,250	$57,080
Florida	2,410	$36,290	$45,030	$56,710
Nevada	430	$34,580	$45,020	$61,110
Ohio	1,560	$37,120	$44,560	$62,360
Utah	710	$35,300	$43,440	$57,790
West Virginia	260	$37,220	$43,300	$51,280
Idaho	210	$36,940	$42,620	$49,070
Kentucky	370	$31,330	$41,590	$48,320
Texas	2,550	$28,910	$40,010	$57,270
North Carolina	550	$30,930	$38,190	$55,260
Mississippi	210	$24,440	$37,580	$50,740
Wyoming	80	$34,320	$37,510	$44,890
Alabama	820	$30,940	$36,730	$51,340
Arkansas	190	$29,820	$35,620	$45,570

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic is $46,170. Employment is 33,190.

How does Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic is 9.4% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Vineland, NJ is highest on this page's list at $68,490.