How much do molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make in Sheboygan, WI?

What the Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median says in Sheboygan, WI

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median in Sheboygan, WI at $55,410 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 51-4072 and BLS area 43100.

BLS lists 970 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $50,290 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Sheboygan, WI's Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is 24.9% above the U.S. Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $44,350 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 51-4072 with area 43100

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-4072 and area 43100. SOC 51-4072 names Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Area 43100 names Sheboygan, WI. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 51-4072/43100 row has 970 wage and salary jobs. There are 15.99 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 16.52. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 51-4072/43100, the annual median is $55,410 per year, while the matching mean is $50,290 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 51-4072/43100 10th percentile: $35,030 per year.
• 51-4072/43100 25th percentile: $40,770 per year.
• 51-4072/43100 median: $55,410 per year.
• 51-4072/43100 75th percentile: $55,410 per year.
• 51-4072/43100 90th percentile: $64,830 per year.
• 51-4072/43100 employment RSE: 4.4%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.3%.
• 51-4072/43100 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 43100 facts behind this Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic page

Area 43100 reports 60,630 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $64,040. Its annual median is $51,890. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-4072 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Sheboygan, WI runs from $31,020 at the 10th percentile to $102,190 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $39,070. The median is $51,890. The 75th percentile is $73,600. This is a place check, not a pay range for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 43100. They do not show related skills or a path into Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.

• 1. Food Batchmakers. Area: 43100. SOC: 51-3092. Jobs: 1,910. Yearly median: $51,490. Jobs per 1,000: 31.57. Location quotient: 28.13.
• 2. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Area: 43100. SOC: 51-2090. Jobs: 1,600. Yearly median: $44,440. Jobs per 1,000: 26.39. Location quotient: 2.92.
• 3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Area: 43100. SOC: 53-7062. Jobs: 1,550. Yearly median: $48,150. Jobs per 1,000: 25.63. Location quotient: 1.35.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 43100. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 1,300. Yearly median: $29,210. Jobs per 1,000: 21.42. Location quotient: 0.86.
• 5. Cashiers. Area: 43100. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 1,290. Yearly median: $30,780. Jobs per 1,000: 21.2. Location quotient: 1.07.
• 6. Retail Salespersons. Area: 43100. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 1,210. Yearly median: $35,370. Jobs per 1,000: 19.88. Location quotient: 0.79.

Read the Sheboygan, WI wage ladder for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

The 10th percentile is $35,030 per year. The 25th percentile is $40,770 per year. The median is $55,410 per year. The 75th percentile is $55,410 per year. The 90th percentile is $64,830 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $40,770 per year to $55,410 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $29,800. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Sheboygan, WI with its state and the U.S.

Sheboygan, WI has a annual median of $55,410 per year. Wisconsin has $44,230 per year. The U.S. row has $44,350 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Sheboygan, WI is 25.3% above Wisconsin on the same published median. Sheboygan, WI is 24.9% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Sheboygan, WI sits for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Sheboygan, WI ranks 13 of 223 among metro areas with a published annual median for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 13 of 223 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 10. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. The Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $56,130 per year. BLS estimates 210 jobs. The location quotient is 0.19.
• 11. Columbia, SC. The Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $55,670 per year. BLS estimates 230 jobs. The location quotient is 0.6.
• 12. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. The Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $55,550 per year. BLS estimates 170 jobs. The location quotient is 2.03.
• 14. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV. The Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $55,400 per year. BLS estimates 190 jobs. The location quotient is 0.17.
• 15. Mobile, AL. The Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $55,350 per year. BLS estimates 190 jobs. The location quotient is 1.16.
• 16. Reading, PA. The Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $54,470 per year. BLS estimates 690 jobs. The location quotient is 4.09.

Where Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 51-4072, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Urban Honolulu, HI has the highest published median in this set, at $77,560 per year. Sheboygan, WI sits at $55,410 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Urban Honolulu, HI has a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $77,560 per year, or $22,150 above Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 970 in Sheboygan, WI. The location quotient is 0.32.
• 2. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $74,650 per year, or $19,240 above Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 180 jobs there, compared with 970 in Sheboygan, WI. The location quotient is 2.02.
• 3. Saginaw, MI has a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $74,130 per year, or $18,720 above Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 280 jobs there, compared with 970 in Sheboygan, WI. The location quotient is 3.59.
• 4. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD has a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $66,540 per year, or $11,130 above Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 100 jobs there, compared with 970 in Sheboygan, WI. The location quotient is 0.08.
• 5. Portland-South Portland, ME has a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $62,690 per year, or $7,280 above Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 320 jobs there, compared with 970 in Sheboygan, WI. The location quotient is 1.16.
• 6. Evansville, IN has a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $61,160 per year, or $5,750 above Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 790 jobs there, compared with 970 in Sheboygan, WI. The location quotient is 6.02.
• 7. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL has a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $60,430 per year, or $5,020 above Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 520 jobs there, compared with 970 in Sheboygan, WI. The location quotient is 2.97.
• 8. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO has a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median of $58,730 per year, or $3,320 above Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 90 jobs there, compared with 970 in Sheboygan, WI. The location quotient is 0.58.

Where BLS counts the most Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has the largest published metro job estimate for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in this same-source set, at 7,910 jobs. Sheboygan, WI has 970. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 7,910 estimated Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 6,940 jobs from Sheboygan, WI. Its median is $45,590 per year, or $9,820 below Sheboygan, WI. Its location quotient is 1.81.
• 2. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has 5,280 estimated Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 4,310 jobs from Sheboygan, WI. Its median is $39,790 per year, or $15,620 below Sheboygan, WI. Its location quotient is 2.86.
• 3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 3,740 estimated Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 2,770 jobs from Sheboygan, WI. Its median is $47,960 per year, or $7,450 below Sheboygan, WI. Its location quotient is 0.62.
• 4. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI has 3,150 estimated Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 2,180 jobs from Sheboygan, WI. Its median is $37,760 per year, or $17,650 below Sheboygan, WI. Its location quotient is 5.45.
• 5. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 2,490 estimated Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 1,520 jobs from Sheboygan, WI. Its median is $43,500 per year, or $11,910 below Sheboygan, WI. Its location quotient is 0.27.
• 6. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 2,280 estimated Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 1,310 jobs from Sheboygan, WI. Its median is $43,970 per year, or $11,440 below Sheboygan, WI. Its location quotient is 0.58.
• 7. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI has 2,280 estimated Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 1,310 jobs from Sheboygan, WI. Its median is $43,390 per year, or $12,020 below Sheboygan, WI. Its location quotient is 2.88.
• 8. Cleveland, OH has 2,090 estimated Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs, a gap of 1,120 jobs from Sheboygan, WI. Its median is $44,860 per year, or $10,550 below Sheboygan, WI. Its location quotient is 2.1.

Where Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic takes the largest share of local jobs

Sheboygan, WI has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 16.52. Sheboygan, WI has 16.52. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Sheboygan, WI has a location quotient of 16.52, a gap of 0.00 from Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 970 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $55,410 per year, or $0 above Sheboygan, WI.
• 2. Greeley, CO has a location quotient of 10.38, a gap of 6.14 from Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 1,200 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $48,200 per year, or $7,210 below Sheboygan, WI.
• 3. Michigan City-La Porte, IN has a location quotient of 7.67, a gap of 8.85 from Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 300 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $45,600 per year, or $9,810 below Sheboygan, WI.
• 4. Erie, PA has a location quotient of 7.41, a gap of 9.11 from Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 860 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $36,530 per year, or $18,880 below Sheboygan, WI.
• 5. Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL has a location quotient of 7.1, a gap of 9.42 from Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 390 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $37,150 per year, or $18,260 below Sheboygan, WI.
• 6. Columbus, IN has a location quotient of 6.85, a gap of 9.67 from Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 330 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $38,420 per year, or $16,990 below Sheboygan, WI.
• 7. Evansville, IN has a location quotient of 6.02, a gap of 10.50 from Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 790 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $61,160 per year, or $5,750 above Sheboygan, WI.
• 8. Anniston-Oxford, AL has a location quotient of 5.83, a gap of 10.69 from Sheboygan, WI. BLS lists 250 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs and a median of $35,220 per year, or $20,190 below Sheboygan, WI.

How common Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is in Sheboygan, WI

BLS lists 970 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic jobs in Sheboygan, WI. It also lists 15.99 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 16.52. A value of 1 means Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic beside other roles in Sheboygan, WI

The all-occupations median in Sheboygan, WI is $51,890 per year. The Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median is $55,410 per year. Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is 6.8% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Sheboygan, WI. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Machinists, SOC 51-4041, has a Sheboygan, WI median of $55,130 per year. BLS lists 560 jobs and a location quotient of 5.03.
• 2. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, SOC 51-9061, has a Sheboygan, WI median of $56,120 per year. BLS lists 740 jobs and a location quotient of 3.17.
• 3. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Sheboygan, WI median of $56,820 per year. BLS lists 970 jobs and a location quotient of 1.2.
• 4. Food Batchmakers, SOC 51-3092, has a Sheboygan, WI median of $51,490 per year. BLS lists 1,910 jobs and a location quotient of 28.13.
• 5. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers, SOC 51-4121, has a Sheboygan, WI median of $59,460 per year. BLS lists 740 jobs and a location quotient of 4.57.
• 6. Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, SOC 51-9161, has a Sheboygan, WI median of $50,460 per year. BLS lists 580 jobs and a location quotient of 8.75.
• 7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Sheboygan, WI median of $61,110 per year. BLS lists 490 jobs and a location quotient of 0.91.
• 8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Sheboygan, WI median of $62,410 per year. BLS lists 760 jobs and a location quotient of 1.28.

The largest detailed roles in Sheboygan, WI

Food Batchmakers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Sheboygan, WI table, at 1,910 jobs. Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic has 970 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 60,630. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Food Batchmakers has 1,910 jobs in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 940 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $51,490 per year, or $3,920 below Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 28.13.
• 2. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has 1,600 jobs in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 630 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $44,440 per year, or $10,970 below Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 2.92.
• 3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 1,550 jobs in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 580 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $48,150 per year, or $7,260 below Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.35.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 1,300 jobs in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 330 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $29,210 per year, or $26,200 below Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 5. Cashiers has 1,290 jobs in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 320 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $30,780 per year, or $24,630 below Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 6. Retail Salespersons has 1,210 jobs in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 240 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $35,370 per year, or $20,040 below Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.79.
• 7. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 1,200 jobs in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 230 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $37,660 per year, or $17,750 below Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.71.
• 8. Registered Nurses has 1,130 jobs in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 160 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its median is $84,240 per year, or $28,830 above Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.86.

Published role medians around Sheboygan, WI

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Sheboygan, WI role table, at $122,130 per year. Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic has $55,410 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $51,890 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $122,130 per year in Sheboygan, WI, or $66,720 above Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 690 jobs, compared with 970 for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.51.
• 2. Industrial Engineers has a median of $94,170 per year in Sheboygan, WI, or $38,760 above Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 560 jobs, compared with 970 for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 3.95.
• 3. Registered Nurses has a median of $84,240 per year in Sheboygan, WI, or $28,830 above Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 1,130 jobs, compared with 970 for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $76,710 per year in Sheboygan, WI, or $21,300 above Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 1,050 jobs, compared with 970 for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 3.99.
• 5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $73,530 per year in Sheboygan, WI, or $18,120 above Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 660 jobs, compared with 970 for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.36.
• 6. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $62,410 per year in Sheboygan, WI, or $7,000 above Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 760 jobs, compared with 970 for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 1.28.
• 7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $61,110 per year in Sheboygan, WI, or $5,700 above Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 490 jobs, compared with 970 for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 0.91.
• 8. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers has a median of $59,460 per year in Sheboygan, WI, or $4,050 above Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 740 jobs, compared with 970 for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Its location quotient is 4.57.

Roles with the largest local share in Sheboygan, WI

Food Batchmakers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Sheboygan, WI role table, at 28.13. Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic has 16.52. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Food Batchmakers has a location quotient of 28.13 in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 11.61 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 1,910 jobs and a median of $51,490 per year, or $3,920 below Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
• 2. Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators has a location quotient of 8.75 in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 7.77 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 580 jobs and a median of $50,460 per year, or $4,950 below Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
• 3. Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders has a location quotient of 6.12 in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 10.40 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 910 jobs and a median of $47,120 per year, or $8,290 below Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
• 4. Machinists has a location quotient of 5.03 in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 11.49 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 560 jobs and a median of $55,130 per year, or $280 below Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
• 5. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers has a location quotient of 4.57 in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 11.95 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 740 jobs and a median of $59,460 per year, or $4,050 above Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 3.99 in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 12.53 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 1,050 jobs and a median of $76,710 per year, or $21,300 above Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
• 7. Industrial Engineers has a location quotient of 3.95 in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 12.57 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 560 jobs and a median of $94,170 per year, or $38,760 above Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
• 8. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers has a location quotient of 3.17 in Sheboygan, WI, a gap of 13.35 from Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. BLS lists 740 jobs and a median of $56,120 per year, or $710 above Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.

What $55,410 may mean after the Sheboygan, WI price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Sheboygan, WI is 94.0. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 6.0% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $55,410 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic median by 94.0 divided by 100. The result is $58,938 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 80.5. Goods are 93.8. Utilities are 87.6. Other services are 99.4. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Sheboygan, WI row

The employment RSE for this Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic row is 4.4%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.3%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 970 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $50,290 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Sheboygan, WI wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. It uses a Sheboygan, WI place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $55,410 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic row for Sheboygan, WI does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 970 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 16.52 is not a growth score. Rank 13 of 223 is not a place score. The 94.0 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-4072 in BLS area 43100. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.