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Average Molders, Shapers, And Casters, Except Metal And Plastic Salary in Ohio

Molders, Shapers, And Casters, Except Metal And Plastic in Ohio earn a median annual salary of $44,660, which is -2.3% compared to the national median. There are 1,730 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Ohio (state).

$44,660
Ohio median annual wage
$21/hour median
-2.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $45,690
1,730
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.39
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,260
25th
$38,710
Median
$44,660
75th
$49,630
90th
$54,420

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Ohio, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
92.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$48,138
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 95.8%
Rents: 73.0%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Hawaii$74,780Compare40
Maryland$51,470Compare150
New Hampshire$50,690Compare90
New York$50,470Compare1,350
Connecticut$50,350Compare160
Massachusetts$49,530Compare1,150

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Ohio

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Physicians, All Other$231,3001.93
Dentists, All Other Specialists$224,2900.78
Family Medicine Physicians$220,6000.46
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$220,3901.09
Nurse Anesthetists$216,3501.36
Orthodontists$211,4102.05
Pediatricians, General$210,1301.99
Chief Executives$208,5900.58

Ohio has salary data for 787 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Molders, Shapers, And Casters, Except Metal And Plastic in Ohio

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Molders, Shapers, And Casters, Except Metal And Plastic are projected to change by +6.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 5,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.