• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
1,454,130	0.8 %	$ 19.35	$ 40,250	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 13.76	$ 15.26	$ 17.93	$ 22.01	$ 28.10
Annual Wage (2)	$ 28,620	$ 31,750	$ 37,280	$ 45,780	$ 58,450

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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	239,960	6.11	$ 15.91	$ 33,090
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	160,130	59.30	$ 26.90	$ 55,960
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	126,400	23.25	$ 18.56	$ 38,600
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	109,360	14.62	$ 20.18	$ 41,970
Plastics Product Manufacturing	62,760	10.26	$ 17.39	$ 36,170

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	160,130	59.30	$ 26.90	$ 55,960
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	51,250	30.42	$ 23.17	$ 48,190
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	10,630	29.34	$ 16.81	$ 34,960
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	126,400	23.25	$ 18.56	$ 38,600
Household Appliance Manufacturing	15,430	22.01	$ 19.39	$ 40,340

Top paying industries for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	80	0.02	$ 31.32	$ 65,140
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	40	(7)	$ 29.63	$ 61,620
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	160,130	59.30	$ 26.90	$ 55,960
Water, Sewage and Other Systems	70	0.12	$ 25.89	$ 53,860
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	310	0.01	$ 25.77	$ 53,610

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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)
Michigan	118,400	27.87	2.83	$ 20.52	$ 42,680
California	116,060	6.58	0.67	$ 20.80	$ 43,260
Texas	98,060	7.55	0.77	$ 18.29	$ 38,050
Ohio	96,090	17.87	1.82	$ 19.03	$ 39,580
Indiana	88,620	28.68	2.92	$ 21.86	$ 45,470

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	88,620	28.68	2.92	$ 21.86	$ 45,470
Michigan	118,400	27.87	2.83	$ 20.52	$ 42,680
Kentucky	49,590	26.11	2.66	$ 20.74	$ 43,140
Alabama	44,820	22.37	2.27	$ 18.41	$ 38,290
South Carolina	45,760	21.26	2.16	$ 19.44	$ 40,440

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)
Alaska	120	0.40	0.04	$ 21.92	$ 45,590
Indiana	88,620	28.68	2.92	$ 21.86	$ 45,470
North Dakota	4,140	10.20	1.04	$ 21.69	$ 45,120
Washington	16,250	4.77	0.49	$ 21.42	$ 44,560
California	116,060	6.58	0.67	$ 20.80	$ 43,260

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	58,830	31.52	3.21	$ 21.97	$ 45,710
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	48,820	11.05	1.12	$ 19.02	$ 39,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	41,250	6.76	0.69	$ 19.81	$ 41,200
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	35,940	9.45	0.96	$ 19.08	$ 39,690
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	29,870	3.25	0.33	$ 18.85	$ 39,220
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	28,060	14.89	1.51	$ 20.19	$ 42,000
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	23,490	8.61	0.88	$ 17.53	$ 36,470
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	21,420	150.61	15.32	$ 26.20	$ 54,500
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	21,110	32.82	3.34	$ 22.28	$ 46,330
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	20,050	6.56	0.67	$ 18.44	$ 38,360

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	21,420	150.61	15.32	$ 26.20	$ 54,500
Spartanburg, SC	11,340	72.42	7.37	$ 24.07	$ 50,070
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	6,480	67.49	6.86	$ 25.00	$ 51,990
Tuscaloosa, AL	5,440	54.56	5.55	$ 23.22	$ 48,290
Battle Creek, MI	2,670	52.96	5.39	$ 19.18	$ 39,890
Bowling Green, KY	3,510	46.71	4.75	$ 21.32	$ 44,340
Flint, MI	6,040	46.66	4.75	$ 24.30	$ 50,540
Bloomington, IL	3,820	43.16	4.39	$ 22.80	$ 47,420
Springfield, OH	1,790	38.51	3.92	$ 19.90	$ 41,400
Fort Wayne, IN	8,370	38.44	3.91	$ 22.68	$ 47,170