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
This occupation includes 2018 and 2010 SOC occupations 51-2022 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers and 51-2023 Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
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:
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:
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
