Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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) |
| 285,190 |
1.6 % |
$17.75 |
$36,930 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.55 |
$13.56 |
$16.74 |
$20.83 |
$25.70 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$24,030 |
$28,200 |
$34,810 |
$43,320 |
$53,450 |
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) |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
47,340 |
11.63 |
$18.61 |
$38,710 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
46,040 |
12.70 |
$16.54 |
$34,410 |
| Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing |
28,020 |
19.04 |
$16.84 |
$35,020 |
| Electrical Equipment Manufacturing |
27,140 |
19.18 |
$17.62 |
$36,640 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
18,720 |
2.49 |
$18.58 |
$38,640 |
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 |
27,140 |
19.18 |
$17.62 |
$36,640 |
| Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing |
28,020 |
19.04 |
$16.84 |
$35,020 |
| Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing |
3,420 |
17.60 |
$17.09 |
$35,540 |
| Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing |
6,930 |
15.15 |
$16.80 |
$34,950 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
46,040 |
12.70 |
$16.54 |
$34,410 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
41,520 |
2.39 |
1.23 |
$19.23 |
$40,000 |
| Texas |
22,840 |
1.84 |
0.95 |
$18.04 |
$37,520 |
| New York |
13,300 |
1.40 |
0.72 |
$17.28 |
$35,950 |
| Illinois |
13,040 |
2.16 |
1.11 |
$16.36 |
$34,030 |
| Michigan |
12,520 |
2.88 |
1.48 |
$16.60 |
$34,520 |
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 |
3,430 |
5.19 |
2.67 |
$18.47 |
$38,410 |
| Nevada |
5,790 |
4.16 |
2.14 |
$16.24 |
$33,790 |
| Wisconsin |
10,830 |
3.77 |
1.94 |
$17.83 |
$37,090 |
| South Dakota |
1,600 |
3.77 |
1.94 |
$13.84 |
$28,790 |
| Missouri |
8,130 |
2.88 |
1.48 |
$16.44 |
$34,190 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Maryland |
2,960 |
1.10 |
0.56 |
$23.20 |
$48,260 |
| Washington |
5,670 |
1.71 |
0.88 |
$21.44 |
$44,590 |
| Louisiana |
100 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
$21.18 |
$44,060 |
| Massachusetts |
10,330 |
2.85 |
1.47 |
$20.38 |
$42,390 |
| Iowa |
4,430 |
2.86 |
1.47 |
$19.49 |
$40,550 |
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 |
14,180 |
2.27 |
1.17 |
$17.17 |
$35,710 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
10,910 |
2.98 |
1.54 |
$18.46 |
$38,400 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
9,680 |
3.46 |
1.78 |
$20.53 |
$42,700 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
8,620 |
0.89 |
0.46 |
$18.20 |
$37,860 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
8,220 |
7.20 |
3.71 |
$22.31 |
$46,410 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
7,560 |
1.62 |
0.83 |
$16.56 |
$34,440 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
6,390 |
3.24 |
1.67 |
$18.67 |
$38,840 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
5,850 |
3.91 |
2.01 |
$19.06 |
$39,650 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
5,370 |
2.17 |
1.12 |
$21.06 |
$43,800 |
| Reno, NV |
5,110 |
21.02 |
10.82 |
$16.40 |
$34,110 |
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 |
5,110 |
21.02 |
10.82 |
$16.40 |
$34,110 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
880 |
12.32 |
6.35 |
$17.33 |
$36,050 |
| Logan, UT-ID |
560 |
9.68 |
4.99 |
$14.14 |
$29,420 |
| Racine, WI |
690 |
9.01 |
4.64 |
$15.26 |
$31,730 |
| Boulder, CO |
1,470 |
7.92 |
4.08 |
$18.55 |
$38,590 |
| Joplin, MO |
630 |
7.79 |
4.01 |
$16.21 |
$33,710 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
8,220 |
7.20 |
3.71 |
$22.31 |
$46,410 |
| Binghamton, NY |
710 |
7.06 |
3.64 |
$14.13 |
$29,390 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
1,440 |
6.41 |
3.30 |
$15.79 |
$32,850 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA |
1,910 |
6.04 |
3.11 |
$18.03 |
$37,500 |
United States Department of Labor
