• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
1,489,280	0.6 %	$ 20.39	$ 42,400	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.44	$ 16.82	$ 18.71	$ 22.75	$ 28.77
Annual Wage (2)	$ 30,030	$ 34,980	$ 38,920	$ 47,310	$ 59,840

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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	215,850	5.76	$ 16.83	$ 35,000
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	165,060	57.63	$ 27.22	$ 56,620
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	132,430	23.77	$ 19.48	$ 40,530
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	122,540	15.76	$ 21.19	$ 44,070
Plastics Product Manufacturing	68,370	11.29	$ 18.66	$ 38,800

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	165,060	57.63	$ 27.22	$ 56,620
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	49,330	29.23	$ 22.33	$ 46,440
Household Appliance Manufacturing	18,320	28.50	$ 19.94	$ 41,460
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	8,420	27.21	$ 17.47	$ 36,330
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	132,430	23.77	$ 19.48	$ 40,530

Top paying industries for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction	220	0.20	$ 54.28	$ 112,900
Support Activities for Mining	400	0.14	$ 37.87	$ 78,780
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	260	(7)	$ 28.48	$ 59,230
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	165,060	57.63	$ 27.22	$ 56,620
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	200	0.05	$ 27.16	$ 56,490

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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)
Michigan	123,820	28.48	2.90	$ 21.45	$ 44,620
California	120,260	6.70	0.68	$ 22.28	$ 46,350
Texas	104,870	7.74	0.79	$ 18.98	$ 39,470
Ohio	99,020	18.10	1.85	$ 20.61	$ 42,870
Indiana	91,510	28.99	2.96	$ 21.65	$ 45,040

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	91,510	28.99	2.96	$ 21.65	$ 45,040
Michigan	123,820	28.48	2.90	$ 21.45	$ 44,620
Alabama	50,530	24.61	2.51	$ 19.40	$ 40,350
Kentucky	48,070	24.49	2.50	$ 21.12	$ 43,920
South Carolina	44,970	20.23	2.06	$ 20.81	$ 43,280

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)
North Dakota	4,830	11.56	1.18	$ 23.28	$ 48,410
Louisiana	4,530	2.45	0.25	$ 23.16	$ 48,170
Alaska	110	0.34	0.03	$ 22.78	$ 47,370
Washington	17,730	5.07	0.52	$ 22.54	$ 46,870
California	120,260	6.70	0.68	$ 22.28	$ 46,350

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	59,500	31.31	3.19	$ 23.15	$ 48,160
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	51,370	11.40	1.16	$ 20.08	$ 41,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	42,410	6.86	0.70	$ 21.47	$ 44,660
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	37,640	9.49	0.97	$ 19.93	$ 41,450
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	30,940	16.19	1.65	$ 21.47	$ 44,660
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	28,110	2.96	0.30	$ 20.06	$ 41,730
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	22,040	7.82	0.80	$ 18.83	$ 39,170
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	21,280	6.69	0.68	$ 18.54	$ 38,570
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	20,920	31.45	3.21	$ 22.10	$ 45,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	20,490	8.46	0.86	$ 25.45	$ 52,930

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	19,530	142.77	14.56	$ 23.57	$ 49,020
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	7,650	76.78	7.83	(8)	(8)
Tuscaloosa, AL	7,750	74.86	7.63	$ 24.11	$ 50,150
Spartanburg, SC	11,670	73.04	7.45	$ 25.44	$ 52,910
Bloomington, IL	4,940	53.90	5.50	(8)	(8)
Springfield, OH	2,230	47.35	4.83	$ 21.86	$ 45,460
Battle Creek, MI	2,400	45.18	4.61	$ 20.78	$ 43,210
Columbus, IN	2,220	43.78	4.46	$ 19.82	$ 41,230
Flint, MI	5,770	43.56	4.44	(8)	(8)
Bowling Green, KY	3,410	43.40	4.42	$ 22.41	$ 46,610