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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
Industry profile for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
Geographic profile for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

National estimates for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
1,258,780 0.9 % $ 17.30 $ 35,980 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 11.28 $ 13.34 $ 16.13 $ 19.80 $ 25.20
Annual Wage (2) $ 23,470 $ 27,740 $ 33,550 $ 41,190 $ 52,410


Industry profile for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services 190,520 5.95 $ 14.82 $ 30,830
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 110,920 51.26 $ 23.04 $ 47,920
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 108,950 22.88 $ 17.13 $ 35,640
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 104,890 14.57 $ 18.16 $ 37,760
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 51,150 11.32 $ 17.16 $ 35,690

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 110,920 51.26 $ 23.04 $ 47,920
Household Appliance Manufacturing 19,360 32.42 $ 17.93 $ 37,290
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing 9,920 31.99 $ 15.31 $ 31,850
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing 44,870 30.52 $ 19.28 $ 40,110
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 108,950 22.88 $ 17.13 $ 35,640

Top paying industries for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Support Activities for Air Transportation 180 0.09 $ 23.38 $ 48,630
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 110,920 51.26 $ 23.04 $ 47,920
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 270 (7) $ 22.88 $ 47,590
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 70 (7) $ 21.76 $ 45,270
Electronics and Appliance Stores (8) (8) $ 21.58 $ 44,880


Geographic profile for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

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





States with the highest employment level in Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 104,160 6.34 0.70 $ 18.12 $ 37,680
Michigan 92,820 23.65 2.61 $ 19.29 $ 40,130
Ohio 84,000 16.35 1.81 $ 17.37 $ 36,130
Indiana 79,080 27.10 2.99 $ 18.80 $ 39,110
Texas 77,830 6.43 0.71 $ 15.80 $ 32,870




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Indiana 79,080 27.10 2.99 $ 18.80 $ 39,110
Michigan 92,820 23.65 2.61 $ 19.29 $ 40,130
Kentucky 38,230 21.44 2.37 $ 17.99 $ 37,410
Alabama 39,160 20.58 2.27 $ 16.96 $ 35,280
South Carolina 39,950 19.83 2.19 $ 17.11 $ 35,600




Top paying states for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 10,690 6.94 0.77 $ 20.27 $ 42,160
North Dakota 3,240 8.09 0.89 $ 20.08 $ 41,770
Michigan 92,820 23.65 2.61 $ 19.29 $ 40,130
Missouri 26,520 9.85 1.09 $ 18.92 $ 39,360
Washington 16,570 5.19 0.57 $ 18.90 $ 39,320





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 46,960 26.39 2.92 $ 20.63 $ 42,910
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 45,010 10.32 1.14 $ 17.71 $ 36,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 40,090 6.89 0.76 $ 17.52 $ 36,430
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 28,250 7.87 0.87 $ 16.70 $ 34,740
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 24,810 2.81 0.31 $ 16.92 $ 35,180
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 24,560 9.33 1.03 $ 15.22 $ 31,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 19,910 10.77 1.19 $ 17.91 $ 37,250
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 17,580 5.92 0.65 $ 16.80 $ 34,940
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 17,020 135.13 14.93 $ 21.30 $ 44,310
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 16,160 6.93 0.77 $ 21.33 $ 44,370




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 17,020 135.13 14.93 $ 21.30 $ 44,310
Battle Creek, MI 2,520 51.87 5.73 $ 16.92 $ 35,180
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 4,610 51.56 5.70 $ 20.50 $ 42,640
Tuscaloosa, AL 5,040 50.31 5.56 $ 22.00 $ 45,760
Rockford, IL 6,340 47.11 5.21 $ 23.14 $ 48,130
Sheboygan, WI 2,460 42.60 4.71 $ 18.95 $ 39,420
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 2,110 41.45 4.58 $ 23.05 $ 47,950
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 2,350 35.67 3.94 $ 20.60 $ 42,850
Montgomery, AL 5,470 35.24 3.89 $ 15.65 $ 32,550
Sumter, SC 1,270 35.10 3.88 $ 17.36 $ 36,120