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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 680 0.29 $25.61 $53,270
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 6,190 1.19 $23.30 $48,470
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 600 0.20 $23.25 $48,370
Specialized Design Services 70 0.05 $23.24 $48,330
Scientific Research and Development Services 830 0.12 $21.75 $45,230


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




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California-Lexington Park, MD 30 0.70 0.36 $28.21 $58,680
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,950 1.42 0.73 $24.98 $51,960
Peoria, IL 120 0.71 0.37 $23.10 $48,050
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 100 1.26 0.65 $23.03 $47,900
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 60 0.44 0.22 $22.47 $46,730
Portsmouth, NH-ME 560 5.84 3.01 $22.42 $46,620
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 8,220 7.20 3.71 $22.31 $46,410
Pittsfield, MA 80 2.02 1.04 $22.27 $46,320
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 4,240 2.10 1.08 $22.16 $46,090
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 220 0.63 0.32 $22.05 $45,870

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 1,480 6.80 3.50 $14.54 $30,230
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,340 5.21 2.69 $15.28 $31,790
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,190 8.82 4.54 $16.30 $33,890
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,150 5.46 2.81 $15.27 $31,760
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 1,090 6.77 3.49 $13.33 $27,720

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 970 9.53 4.91 $20.32 $42,270
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,190 8.82 4.54 $16.30 $33,890
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,040 8.77 4.52 $17.12 $35,600
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 1,010 7.66 3.94 $13.50 $28,090
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 750 7.31 3.77 $15.73 $32,710

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 230 1.15 0.59 $23.13 $48,120
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 40 0.60 0.31 $22.93 $47,700
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) (8) (8) (8) $22.15 $46,060
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 100 0.79 0.41 $21.39 $44,490
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 530 6.44 3.32 $21.25 $44,210


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020