Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers

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Total Workforce

125k

Average Age

44.3

Average Salary

$33,854

Average Male Salary

$36,301

Average Female Salary

$31,306

About

Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are most often employed by the Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c. industry. The average yearly wage for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers was $33,854 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers by wage are Painters & paperhangers, Roofers, and Security guards & gaming surveillance officers.

Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers 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 Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are Tulsa (North) & Owasso Cities PUMA, OK, Islip Town (Northwest) PUMA, NY, and Milpitas & San Jose (Northeast) Cities PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are Tulsa (North) & Owasso Cities PUMA, OK, Marion County (South Central) PUMA, FL, and San Jose City (East Central/East Valley) PUMA, CA.

Production Occupations Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c. is the industry that employs the most Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, by average wage, is Computer Systems Design. Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are paid most in Rockingham County (Southern)Portsmouth City PUMA, NH but are relatively concentrated in Tulsa (North) & Owasso Cities PUMA, OK.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$33,854

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,550

In 2018, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers earned an average of $33,854, $20,034 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Roofers make somewhat more than Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers while Painters & paperhangers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.266

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.266, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers (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 Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, by number of employees, are Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c., Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , and Household appliance manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, by average wage, are Metalworking machinery manufacturing, Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c. , Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance, Computer Systems Design, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Construction.

Industries by Share

125k

2018 Workforce

± 8,678

4.72%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.48%

The number of people employed as Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers has been growing at a rate of 4.72%, from 119,399 people in 2017 to 125,036 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers employed by various industries. Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c. employs the largest share of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers at 32.2%, followed by Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. with 30.6% and Household appliance manufacturing with 8.14%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers in the US. The average age of male Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers in the workforce is 41.8 and of female Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers is 47, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

63.8k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,199

61.3k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,075

51% of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

47.3% of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 16.9% of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Asian (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers.

Age by Gender

41.8

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.34

The median age of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers is 44.3, and Male employees are generally 5.18 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers is Business but a relatively high number of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers hold a major in Engineering Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Operation and Control, and Repairing.