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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Job Data
- Typical education: Apprenticeship/Postsecondary Training
Salary Range
- New York State: $29,670-$44,160 per year
- Capital Region: $29,100-$45,980 per year
- Central New York: $29,960-$45,860 per year
- Finger Lakes: $28,930-$43,140 per year
- Hudson Valley: $32,930-$48,570 per year
- Long Island: $31,760-$45,680 per year
- Mohawk Valley: $29,490-$43,180 per year
- New York City: $32,170-$45,470 per year
- North Country: $29,770-$36,640 per year
- Southern Tier: $29,180-$42,900 per year
- Western New York: $29,600-$43,630 per year
Typical Tasks
- Measure and visually inspect products for surface and dimension defects to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Observe continuous operation of automatic machines to ensure that products meet specifications and to detect jams or malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary.
- Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.
- Turn valves and dials of machines to regulate pressure, temperature, and speed and feed rates, and to set cycle times.
- Read specifications, blueprints, and work orders to determine setups, temperatures, and time settings required to mold, form, or cast plastic materials, as well as to plan production sequences.