Career Atlas USA

Best States for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1Kentucky88 / 100
  2. 2Iowa86.4 / 100
  3. 3Ohio84.1 / 100
  4. 4Indiana81.8 / 100
  5. 5Wisconsin81.7 / 100
  6. 6Arkansas81.1 / 100
  7. 7Oklahoma74.4 / 100
  8. 8South Carolina72.6 / 100
  9. 9Pennsylvania71.8 / 100
  10. 10Missouri71 / 100
  11. 11Nebraska69.7 / 100
  12. 12Illinois68.4 / 100
  13. 13Utah66.6 / 100
  14. 14Maine64.5 / 100
  15. 15Alabama64.5 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).