Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers

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2019 Workforce

131k

Average Age

43.8

Average Salary

$34,897

Average Male Salary

$39,445

Average Female Salary

$30,058

About

Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are most often employed by the Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. industry. The average yearly wage for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers was $34,897 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers by wage are Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers & patternmakers, Healthcare support workers, all other, including medical equipment preparers, and Customer service representatives.

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 Westminster, Stanton & Garden Grove (West) Cities PUMA, CA, Garden Grove City (East) PUMA, CA, and San Jose City (Central) PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are Westminster, Stanton & Garden Grove (West) Cities PUMA, CA, Hancock & Putnam Counties PUMA, OH, and Garden Grove City (East) PUMA, CA.

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. Electronic component & product 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 Aircraft & parts manufacturing. Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are paid most in Rockingham County (Southern)Portsmouth City PUMA, NH but are relatively concentrated in Westminster, Stanton & Garden Grove (West) Cities PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$34,897

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,696

In 2019, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers earned an average of $34,897, $20,627 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers & patternmakers make somewhat more than Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers while Customer service representatives 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

0.279

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.279, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c., Household appliance manufacturing, Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing, Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified, Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, Employment services, and Construction.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, by average wage, are Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance.

Industries by Share

131k

2019 Workforce

± 8,889

4.93%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.24%

The number of people employed as Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers has been growing at a rate of 4.93%, from 125,036 people in 2018 to 131,200 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers employed by various industries. Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. employs the largest share of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers at 36.2%, followed by Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c. with 30.3% and Household appliance manufacturing with 7.94%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers in the US. The average age of male Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers in the workforce is 42.1 and of female Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers is 45.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

67.6k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,383

63.6k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,189

51.5% 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)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

43.8% of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 21.6% 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

42.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.46

45.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.36

The median age of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers is 43.8, and Male employees are generally 3.48 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 Social Sciences but a relatively high number of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers hold a major in Visual & Performing Arts.

Majors

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