Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators

Detailed Occupation

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2017 Workforce
1.02M
Average Age
40.6
Average Salary
$32,014
Average Male Salary
$34,401
Average Female Salary
$27,975

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Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators are most often employed by the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators was $32,014 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators are Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN, Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, and Kokomo City PUMA, IN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators are Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, Detroit City (North Central) PUMA, MI, and Kokomo City PUMA, IN.

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Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators workforce. Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators workforce in 2017 was 1,018,956 people, of which 37.1% were women and 62.9% were men. Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators are paid most in Allen, Murphy, Plano (East) & Parker Cities PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
640,528
Male Workforce
± 19.6k
378,428
Female Workforce
± 15.1k

The Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators workforce in 2017 was 1,018,956 people (37.1% women and 62.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 10.5% between 2014 (922,401) and 2017 (1,018,956).

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Employment by Location

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During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($42,263), Maryland ($38,931), and Alaska ($38,830).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$32,014
AVERAGE WAGE
#361 in the ranking (2017)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators earned an average of $32,014, $27,581 less than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

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0.332
WAGE GINI

In 2017, Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.332, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators and on wages for those in the field. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators, by average wage, is Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries ($58,893).

Occupations by Industries

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1.02M
2017 Workforce
± 24,695
2.18%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 3.37%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators employed by various industries. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing employs the largest share of Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators at 69.6%, followed by Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 17.3% and Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing with 13.2%.

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Demographic information on Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators in 2017 was 1,018,956 people, with 37.1% woman, and 62.9% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators in the workforce is 39.4 and of female Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators is 42.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators in 2017 was 1,018,956 people, with 37.1% woman, and 62.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (130,350 people), 25 to 29 years (127,403  people), and 50 to 54 years (115,002 people). Among them they concentrated 36.6% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2017, 19.9% of Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators workers were Hispanic and 80.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (86.4%), Puerto Rican (7.96)%, and Salvadoran (5.61)%

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Races

In 2017, 65.5% of the Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators workforce were White, of which 34.3% were women and 65.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (17.6%) and Asian (7.51%).

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Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators, Coordination stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

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The most common majors achieved by Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (13,711 people), Education (5,657 people), and Engineering (5,620 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators workers were High School or Equivalent (482,917 people), Some college (243,744 people), and Secondary Education (116,954 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators need many skills, but most especially Coordination, Active Listening, Monitoring.

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