Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

51-2028 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Assemble or modify electrical, electronic, or electromechanical equipment or devices such as computers, electric motors, batteries, servomechanisms, gyros, dynamometers, magnetic drums, brakes, control linkage, and actuators.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
275,450	1.6 %	$17.25	$35,880	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$11.00	$13.03	$16.18	$20.16	$24.97
Annual Wage (2)	$22,880	$27,100	$33,660	$41,930	$51,930

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	49,680	13.56	$16.18	$33,650
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	45,150	11.15	$18.26	$37,980
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	25,650	18.24	$17.29	$35,970
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	23,760	16.74	$16.47	$34,260
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	18,090	2.49	$17.74	$36,900

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	25,650	18.24	$17.29	$35,970
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	23,760	16.74	$16.47	$34,260
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	2,930	15.71	$16.29	$33,880
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	6,450	13.62	$16.41	$34,130
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	49,680	13.56	$16.18	$33,650

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	1,700	0.25	$23.41	$48,690
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	560	0.19	$22.68	$47,180
Specialized Design Services	40	0.03	$22.65	$47,110
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	2,550	0.12	$22.40	$46,590
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	230	0.10	$22.30	$46,380

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	39,280	2.31	1.21	$18.24	$37,940
Texas	22,440	1.85	0.97	$17.34	$36,060
Michigan	14,250	3.30	1.73	$15.91	$33,090
New York	12,690	1.35	0.71	$16.95	$35,250
Ohio	12,490	2.31	1.21	$17.79	$37,000

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire	3,390	5.19	2.73	$18.10	$37,640
Wisconsin	12,370	4.34	2.28	$17.03	$35,420
South Dakota	1,550	3.66	1.92	$13.29	$27,650
Michigan	14,250	3.30	1.73	$15.91	$33,090
Minnesota	8,920	3.11	1.63	$17.64	$36,690

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland	3,340	1.24	0.65	$22.72	$47,260
Louisiana	110	0.06	0.03	$20.80	$43,260
Washington	4,510	1.38	0.73	$20.44	$42,520
Massachusetts	9,790	2.74	1.44	$19.78	$41,150
Wyoming	70	0.27	0.14	$19.46	$40,470

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	13,440	2.20	1.15	$16.46	$34,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	10,940	3.07	1.61	$17.91	$37,240
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	9,540	3.46	1.82	$19.88	$41,360
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	9,250	8.26	4.34	$21.24	$44,190
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	8,990	0.95	0.50	$17.86	$37,150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	7,480	3.83	2.01	$17.80	$37,030
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,330	1.15	0.60	$16.17	$33,640
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	5,120	6.03	3.17	$18.04	$37,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	4,970	2.05	1.08	$18.12	$37,680
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	4,870	1.63	0.86	$18.04	$37,520

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Reno, NV	3,380	14.51	7.63	$15.93	$33,120
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	750	10.66	5.60	$17.03	$35,430
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1,390	10.04	5.28	$14.40	$29,960
Boulder, CO	1,620	8.88	4.67	$17.66	$36,740
Sherman-Denison, TX	400	8.86	4.66	$16.90	$35,160
Logan, UT-ID	490	8.72	4.58	$13.89	$28,890
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	4,860	8.55	4.49	$15.12	$31,450
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	9,250	8.26	4.34	$21.24	$44,190
Williamsport, PA	390	7.47	3.92	$12.79	$26,600
Binghamton, NY	700	6.96	3.66	$14.38	$29,910