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Plastic Molder Salary
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$36,533 (USD)
Average Salary
$18/hr
Average Hourly
$471
Average Bonus
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Last updated: April 18, 2024
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The average pay for a Plastic Molder is $36,533 a year and $18 an hour in the United States. The average salary range for a Plastic Molder is between $27,619 and $42,707. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Plastic Molder. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in the the United States.
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:
$41,036
5 Year Change:
12 %
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Job Summary
Description:
- Constructs plastic segments of mannequins and display forms, using molds, liquid plastic, and glass fiber cloth: brushes paste wax onto inside surfaces of mold halves to facilitate removal of molded form.
- Inserts aluminum fitting block corresponding to segment of form being constructed into recess of mold.
- Brushes coat of liquid plastic onto inside surfaces of mold halves.
- Lays strips of glass fiber mesh on surface of mold cavity and fastens ends of strips to inside projections of fitting blocks.
- Brushes liquid resin adhesive over glass fiber strips.
- Builds up form to specified thickness with alternate layers of glass fiber strips and adhesive.
- Sprinkles chopped glass fiber particles on built-up area and applies final coat of liquid adhesive.
- Clamps halves of mold together and places it on rack to dry.
- Removes dried form from mold and places it on rack for finishing.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Plastic Molder is $36,533 a year and $18 an hour in the United States. The average salary range for a Plastic Molder is between $27,619 and $42,707. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Plastic Molder. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in the the United States.
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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Plastic Molder Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Job family population: 39,060
Estimated population of Plastic Molder jobs: 603
Rate of error: 2.7%
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About the United States
United States Cost of Living Score:
Description:
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federation of 50 states, a federal capital district (Washington, D.C.), and 326 Indian reservations. Outside the union of states, it asserts sovereignty over five major unincorporated island territories and various uninhabited islands. The country has the world's third-largest land area, second-largest exclusive economic zone, and third-largest population, exceeding 334 million.
Paleo-Indians migrated across the Bering land bridge more than 12,000 years...
Job Summary
Description:
- Constructs plastic segments of mannequins and display forms, using molds, liquid plastic, and glass fiber cloth: brushes paste wax onto inside surfaces of mold halves to facilitate removal of molded form.
- Inserts aluminum fitting block corresponding to segment of form being constructed into recess of mold.
- Brushes coat of liquid plastic onto inside surfaces of mold halves.
- Lays strips of glass fiber mesh on surface of mold cavity and fastens ends of strips to inside projections of fitting blocks.
- Brushes liquid resin adhesive over glass fiber strips.
- Builds up form to specified thickness with alternate layers of glass fiber strips and adhesive.
- Sprinkles chopped glass fiber particles on built-up area and applies final coat of liquid adhesive.
- Clamps halves of mold together and places it on rack to dry.
- Removes dried form from mold and places it on rack for finishing.
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