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

About

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 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators by wage are Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers, Etchers & engravers, and Other teachers & instructors.

Miscellaneous assemblers & 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 Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators are Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN, Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, and Kokomo City PUMA, IN. The top 3 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.

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators and on wages and locations 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. Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators are paid most in Spring Valley & Summerlin South PUMA, NV but are relatively concentrated in Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN.

Yearly Wage

$32,014

AVERAGE SALARY

± $563

In 2017, Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators earned an average of $32,014, $23,940 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Other teachers & instructors make somewhat more than Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators while Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.34

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.34, which is lower than 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).

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 Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators

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

Most Common

The most common industries employing Miscellaneous assemblers & 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, Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c. , Furniture & related product manufacturing, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Employment services, Plastics product manufacturing, Miscellaneous wood products, and Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators, by average wage, are Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries, Wired telecommunications carriers (Legacy), and Natural gas distribution.

Industries by Share

1.02M

2017 Workforce

± 24,695

2.18%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.37%

The number of people employed as Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators has been growing at a rate of 2.18%, from 997,181 people in 2016 to 1,018,956 people in 2017.

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 26.6%, followed by Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 6.6% and Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing with 5.03%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators in the US. 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 (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

641k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 19,605

378k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 15,083

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

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators

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

53.4% of Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 17.3% of Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators.

Age by Sex

39.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.422

42.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.532

The median age of Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators is 40.6, and Male employees are generally 3.35 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators hold a major in Mechanical Technologies.

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 Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators need many skills, but most especially Coordination, Active Listening, and Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Operation and Control.