Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

51-2090 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 51-2092 Team Assemblers and 51-2099 Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other and the 2010 SOC occupations 51-2092 Team Assemblers and 51-2099 Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other.

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)
1,371,920	0.9 %	$16.73	$34,800	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$10.78	$12.67	$15.55	$19.38	$24.73
Annual Wage (2)	$22,420	$26,350	$32,350	$40,320	$51,430

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)
Employment Services	230,400	6.26	$14.16	$29,450
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	137,590	22.83	$16.83	$35,000
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	130,000	55.51	$22.57	$46,940
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	112,750	14.99	$17.44	$36,270
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only)	53,940	11.12	$16.64	$34,620

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	130,000	55.51	$22.57	$46,940
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	12,000	35.30	$14.94	$31,080
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	52,630	32.03	$18.94	$39,400
Household Appliance Manufacturing	15,050	25.07	$17.06	$35,490
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	137,590	22.83	$16.83	$35,000

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Support Activities for Air Transportation	280	0.12	$24.71	$51,390
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	130,000	55.51	$22.57	$46,940
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	290	0.01	$22.29	$46,370
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	40	0.01	$21.22	$44,140
Spectator Sports	30	0.02	$20.94	$43,560

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)
Michigan	110,680	25.48	2.73	$18.52	$38,510
California	110,380	6.35	0.68	$16.96	$35,280
Indiana	91,280	29.70	3.18	$18.47	$38,420
Ohio	83,850	15.39	1.65	$17.32	$36,020
Texas	81,750	6.58	0.70	$15.26	$31,750

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)
Indiana	91,280	29.70	3.18	$18.47	$38,420
Kentucky	50,480	26.61	2.85	$18.10	$37,650
Michigan	110,680	25.48	2.73	$18.52	$38,510
South Carolina	47,820	22.69	2.43	$16.77	$34,890
Alabama	39,160	19.84	2.12	$16.64	$34,610

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	210	0.66	0.07	$19.37	$40,280
Connecticut	12,430	7.47	0.80	$18.56	$38,600
Michigan	110,680	25.48	2.73	$18.52	$38,510
Missouri	27,470	9.74	1.04	$18.51	$38,500
Indiana	91,280	29.70	3.18	$18.47	$38,420

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)
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	54,630	27.58	2.95	$20.00	$41,600
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	49,870	10.66	1.14	$16.06	$33,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	42,850	6.87	0.74	$16.20	$33,700
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	30,590	8.36	0.90	$16.24	$33,780
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	27,370	9.98	1.07	$14.82	$30,820
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	26,220	2.72	0.29	$16.21	$33,730
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	20,810	10.56	1.13	$17.12	$35,600
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	20,130	147.08	15.75	$22.06	$45,890
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	19,600	29.87	3.20	$18.61	$38,710
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	18,680	32.91	3.52	$16.36	$34,020