Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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.

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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)
1,328,550	0.6 %	$ 18.17	$ 37,780	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 12.58	$ 14.29	$ 17.59	$ 21.70	$ 26.21
Annual Wage (2)	$ 26,160	$ 29,710	$ 36,590	$ 45,130	$ 54,510

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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	210,450	6.03	$ 14.65	$ 30,480
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	141,230	57.80	$ 24.76	$ 51,490
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	119,880	22.28	$ 17.87	$ 37,160
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	105,360	15.04	$ 19.43	$ 40,420
Plastics Product Manufacturing	56,170	9.61	$ 16.13	$ 33,550

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	141,230	57.80	$ 24.76	$ 51,490
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	11,980	33.74	$ 15.59	$ 32,440
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	45,430	29.09	$ 20.87	$ 43,400
Household Appliance Manufacturing	15,290	23.53	$ 18.20	$ 37,860
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	119,880	22.28	$ 17.87	$ 37,160

Top paying industries for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	280	0.01	$ 28.02	$ 58,270
Grain and Oilseed Milling	90	0.14	$ 26.97	$ 56,100
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	130	0.03	$ 25.82	$ 53,710
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	70	(7)	$ 25.32	$ 52,670
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	141,230	57.80	$ 24.76	$ 51,490

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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	122,690	7.42	0.79	$ 18.73	$ 38,950
Michigan	105,940	26.10	2.77	$ 19.69	$ 40,950
Ohio	84,300	16.21	1.72	$ 17.87	$ 37,170
Texas	82,980	6.79	0.72	$ 17.29	$ 35,950
Indiana	80,340	26.93	2.86	$ 20.20	$ 42,020

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)
Kentucky	50,070	27.23	2.89	$ 19.29	$ 40,130
Indiana	80,340	26.93	2.86	$ 20.20	$ 42,020
Michigan	105,940	26.10	2.77	$ 19.69	$ 40,950
Alabama	38,070	19.74	2.09	$ 17.66	$ 36,730
South Carolina	37,330	18.06	1.91	$ 17.12	$ 35,620

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	11,300	7.18	0.76	$ 21.18	$ 44,050
Alaska	170	0.56	0.06	$ 21.02	$ 43,710
District of Columbia	70	0.10	0.01	$ 20.56	$ 42,760
North Dakota	3,680	9.32	0.99	$ 20.25	$ 42,130
Indiana	80,340	26.93	2.86	$ 20.20	$ 42,020

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	52,470	29.12	3.09	$ 21.00	$ 43,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	43,740	7.65	0.81	$ 17.82	$ 37,060
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	41,760	9.87	1.05	$ 18.53	$ 38,540
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	31,810	8.86	0.94	$ 18.02	$ 37,480
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	23,940	13.13	1.39	$ 18.92	$ 39,350
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	23,500	2.71	0.29	$ 18.50	$ 38,480
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	21,190	8.19	0.87	$ 16.08	$ 33,440
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	20,500	32.79	3.48	$ 20.70	$ 43,050
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	19,630	6.78	0.72	$ 17.91	$ 37,250
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	19,550	8.72	0.92	$ 22.87	$ 47,580

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	18,480	138.18	14.65	$ 22.87	$ 47,570
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	4,910	53.86	5.71	$ 21.54	$ 44,790
Rockford, IL	6,300	47.72	5.06	$ 23.23	$ 48,310
Tuscaloosa, AL	4,600	47.61	5.05	$ 22.14	$ 46,050
Battle Creek, MI	2,370	46.92	4.98	$ 19.35	$ 40,250
Toledo, OH	11,400	40.94	4.34	$ 20.17	$ 41,950
Flint, MI	5,050	40.55	4.30	(8)	(8)
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	2,720	39.82	4.22	$ 20.18	$ 41,980
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	2,050	39.76	4.22	$ 19.35	$ 40,240
Columbus, IN	1,850	38.47	4.08	$ 18.27	$ 38,010