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Last updated: October 31, 2024
Molding Press Operator Salary
in West Caldwell, New Jersey
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$41,115 (USD)
Average Salary
$20/hr
Average Hourly
$518
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Molding Press Operator is $41,115 a year and $20 an hour in West Caldwell, New Jersey, United States. The average salary range for a Molding Press Operator is between $31,206 and $47,940. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Molding Press Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in West Caldwell, New Jersey.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
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5 Year Change:
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About West Caldwell, New Jersey
West Caldwell Cost of Living Score:
Description:
West Caldwell is a township located in the West Essex area in northwestern Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located approximately 16 miles (26 km) west of Manhattan and 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Newark. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 11,012, an increase of 253 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 10,759, which in turn reflected a decline of 474 (−4.2%) from the 11,233 counted in the 2000 census.
West Caldwell was originally incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 24, 1904, from portions of Caldwell Township (now known...
Job Summary
Description:
- Tends heated presses that mold and cure rubber goods or sports equipment, such as bowling balls, golf and tennis ball covers, and golf ball cores: moves mold to press, using powered truck or handtruck.
- Sprays inner surface of mold with lubricant to prevent rubber from sticking.
- Positions preform rubber, half-shells, or cores in mold cavities or on lower die and places upper die over rubber.
- May insert metal parts in mold cavities to join with rubber during process.
- Closes mold and pushes it into press or moves lever to raise lift-table.
- Closes and starts press.
- Sets timer for specified curing time.
- Pulls mold from press and strips articles from mold.
- Tears flash ring from edge of workpieces.
- Removes rind from molds, using airhose and steel wool.
- May cut preform rubber for molding.
- May be designated according to articles molded as curer, acid drum; gasket molder; golf ball molder; heel molder; outsole molder; rubber-heel-and-sole press tender.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Molding Press Operator is $41,115 a year and $20 an hour in West Caldwell, New Jersey, United States. The average salary range for a Molding Press Operator is between $31,206 and $47,940. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Molding Press Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in West Caldwell, New Jersey.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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Molding Press Operator Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Job family population: 57,080
Estimated population of Molding Press Operator jobs: 518
Rate of error: 1.8%
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About West Caldwell, New Jersey
West Caldwell Cost of Living Score:
Description:
West Caldwell is a township located in the West Essex area in northwestern Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located approximately 16 miles (26 km) west of Manhattan and 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Newark. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 11,012, an increase of 253 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 10,759, which in turn reflected a decline of 474 (−4.2%) from the 11,233 counted in the 2000 census.
West Caldwell was originally incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 24, 1904, from portions of Caldwell Township (now known...
Job Summary
Description:
- Tends heated presses that mold and cure rubber goods or sports equipment, such as bowling balls, golf and tennis ball covers, and golf ball cores: moves mold to press, using powered truck or handtruck.
- Sprays inner surface of mold with lubricant to prevent rubber from sticking.
- Positions preform rubber, half-shells, or cores in mold cavities or on lower die and places upper die over rubber.
- May insert metal parts in mold cavities to join with rubber during process.
- Closes mold and pushes it into press or moves lever to raise lift-table.
- Closes and starts press.
- Sets timer for specified curing time.
- Pulls mold from press and strips articles from mold.
- Tears flash ring from edge of workpieces.
- Removes rind from molds, using airhose and steel wool.
- May cut preform rubber for molding.
- May be designated according to articles molded as curer, acid drum; gasket molder; golf ball molder; heel molder; outsole molder; rubber-heel-and-sole press tender.
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