Injection molder vs mold setter

The differences between injection molders and mold setters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a mold setter has an average salary of $35,936, which is higher than the $32,151 average annual salary of an injection molder.

The top three skills for an injection molder include injection molds, plastic injection and ISO. The most important skills for a mold setter are hand tools, mold changes, and hydraulic presses.

Injection molder vs mold setter overview

	Injection Molder	Mold Setter
Yearly salary	$32,151	$35,936
Hourly rate	$15.46	$17.28
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	1,225	3,007
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Injection molder vs mold setter salary

Injection molders and mold setters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Injection Molder	Mold Setter
Average salary	$32,151	$35,936
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $38,000	Between $26,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	Loveland, CO	Salem, OR
Highest paying state	Alaska	Oregon
Best paying company	BD	Silgan Holdings
Best paying industry	Automotive	Manufacturing

Differences between injection molder and mold setter education

There are a few differences between an injection molder and a mold setter in terms of educational background:

	Injection Molder	Mold Setter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Injection molder vs mold setter demographics

Here are the differences between injection molders' and mold setters' demographics:

	Injection Molder	Mold Setter
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 71.6% Female, 28.4%	Male, 94.5% Female, 5.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 6.4% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 7.9% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between injection molder and mold setter duties and responsibilities

Injection molder example responsibilities.

Require molding expect rate of part producing and achieving ISO QualityStandards.
Design injection mold tooling; extensive CNC programming and machining.
Work with Chrysler engineers on the original design of vacuum harnesses.
Operate 10 semi-automatic extrusion machines from 75 to 300 tons and maintain control charts for statistical analysis.
Demonstrate efficient manual dexterity at a rapid and continuous rate.
Spray molds with compounds of lubricate molds, using acetylene torches.

Mold setter example responsibilities.

Manage utilization of LOTO procedures, GMP standards and OSHA safety standards.
Demonstrate efficient manual dexterity at a rapid and continuous rate.
Operate sidel machines, clean machines, inspect parts and simple maintenance to ensure machine run properly.

Injection molder vs mold setter skills

Common injection molder skills

Injection Molds, 29%
Plastic Injection, 21%
ISO, 6%
SPC, 6%
Machine Operation, 5%
Assembly Line, 4%

Common mold setter skills

Hand Tools, 17%
Mold Changes, 13%
Hydraulic Presses, 9%
PET, 8%
Production Schedules, 7%
Water Lines, 4%