Other assemblers and fabricators

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2020 Workforce

1.01M

Average Age

Average Salary

$35,226

Average Male Salary

$37,892

Average Female Salary

$30,709

About

Other assemblers and fabricators are most often employed by the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Other assemblers and fabricators was $35,226 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Other assemblers and fabricators by wage are Painters & paperhangers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, and Pharmacy aides.

Other assemblers and fabricators are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Other assemblers and fabricators are Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN, Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, and Lafayette & West Lafayette Cities PUMA, IN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Other assemblers and fabricators are Detroit City (Northeast) PUMA, MI, Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, and Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN.

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Other assemblers and fabricators and on wages and locations for those in the field. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Other assemblers and fabricators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Other assemblers and fabricators, by average wage, is Computer Systems Design. Other assemblers and fabricators are paid most in Sunnyvale & San Jose (North) Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Detroit City (Northeast) PUMA, MI.

Yearly Wage

$35,226

AVERAGE SALARY

± $636

In 2020, Other assemblers and fabricators earned an average of $35,226, $20,728 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Pharmacy aides make somewhat more than Other assemblers and fabricators while Painters & paperhangers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Other assemblers and fabricators as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.329

WAGE GINI

In 2019, Other assemblers and fabricators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.329, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Other assemblers and fabricators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Other assemblers and fabricators.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Other assemblers and fabricators

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Other assemblers and fabricators.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Other assemblers and fabricators, by number of employees, are Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified, Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing, Not specified manufacturing industries, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c. , Furniture & related product manufacturing, Plastics product manufacturing, Employment services, Miscellaneous wood products, and Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Other assemblers and fabricators, by average wage, are Computer Systems Design, Natural gas distribution, and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution.

Industries by Share

1.01M

2020 Workforce

± 24,605

−1.41%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.48%

The number of people employed as Other assemblers and fabricators has been declining at a rate of −1.41%, from 1,025,758 people in 2019 to 1,011,268 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Other assemblers and fabricators employed by various industries. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing employs the largest share of Other assemblers and fabricators at 27.2%, followed by Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 6.53% and Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing with 5.21%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Other assemblers and fabricators in the US. The average age of male Other assemblers and fabricators in the workforce is 39.8 and of female Other assemblers and fabricators is 42.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other assemblers and fabricators is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

636k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 19,537

375k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 15,022

62.9% of Other assemblers and fabricators are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Other assemblers and fabricators.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Other assemblers and fabricators

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

50.5% of Other assemblers and fabricators are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 18.7% of Other assemblers and fabricators, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Other assemblers and fabricators.

Age by Sex

39.8

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.433

42.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.544

The median age of Other assemblers and fabricators is 41, and Male employees are generally 3.14 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Other assemblers and fabricators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Other assemblers and fabricators is Business but a relatively high number of Other assemblers and fabricators hold a major in Communication Technologies.