US Number of Civilians (16 Years and Over) Employed as Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic and their Median Earnings Per Gender in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 8, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the number of employed US civilians (16 years and over) who were employed as Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic was 36,237 (i.e. 0.02% of all civilian employees). Among those employed as Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, 83.85% were Males, and 16.16% were Females.

The median earnings for all Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic was $41,243, which was 29.16% less than the median earnings for all US civilian employees. The median earnings of Female Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic was 34.31% less than that of their male counterparts.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
US Num. of 16 Years and Over Civilians Employed as Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic By Gender in 2021
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US Num. of 16 Years and Over Civilians Employed as Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic By Gender in 2021
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Gender Number of Civilians Employed Percentage of Employed Civilians Per Gender (%)
Male 30383 0.04
Female 5854 0.01
US Median Earnings of 16 Years and Over Civilians Employed as Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic By Gender in 2021
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Gender Median Earnings ($)
Male 43255
Female 32206