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Other assemblers and fabricators

Detailed Occupation

2024 Workforce

995k

Average Age

41.7

Average Salary

$43,090

Average Male Salary

$46,214

Average Female Salary

$37,585

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 $43,090 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Other assemblers and fabricators are Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN, Tippecanoe County--Lafayette & West Lafayette Cities PUMA, IN, and Howard, Cass & Tipton Counties--Kokomo City PUMA, IN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Other assemblers and fabricators are Detroit City (Northeast) PUMA, MI, Elkhart County--Elkhart City PUMA, IN, and Howard, Cass & Tipton Counties--Kokomo City PUMA, IN.

About the photo: Ford factory in Dearborn Michigan

Photo by Long Zheng

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Other assemblers and fabricators workforce. Other assemblers and fabricators workforce in 2024 was 995,143 people, of which 36.2% were women and 63.8% were men.

Other assemblers and fabricators are paid most in Santa Cruz County (North)--Watsonville & Scotts Valley Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Detroit City (Northeast) PUMA, MI.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

634,867

Male Workforce

± 19.5k

360,276

Female Workforce

± 14.7k

The Other assemblers and fabricators workforce in 2024 was 995,143 people (36.2% women and 63.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of −3.58% between 2018 (1,032,134) and 2024 (995,143).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Other assemblers and fabricators.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($61,023), Alaska ($59,931), and Washington ($50,212).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$43,090

AVERAGE WAGE

#405 in the ranking (2018)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Other assemblers and fabricators earned an average of $43,090, $26,788 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Other assemblers and fabricators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2018.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.318

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Other assemblers and fabricators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.318, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Other assemblers and fabricators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Other assemblers and fabricators and on wages 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 ($116,544).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

995k

2024 Workforce

± 24,413

−2.1%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.53%

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 58.3%, followed by Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 16% and Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing with 14.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Other assemblers and fabricators in the US. The workforce of Other assemblers and fabricators in 2024 was 995,143 people, with 36.2% woman, and 63.8% men. The average age of male Other assemblers and fabricators in the workforce is 40.5 and of female Other assemblers and fabricators is 43.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other assemblers and fabricators is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Other assemblers and fabricators in 2024 was 995,143 people, with 36.2% woman, and 63.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (114,650 people), 25 to 29 years (114,130 people), and 30 to 34 years (112,728 people). Among them they concentrated 34.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 22.5% of Other assemblers and fabricators workers were Hispanic and 77.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (61.3%), Puerto Rican (11.2)%, and Dominican (4.22)%

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Races

In 2024, 51.6% of the Other assemblers and fabricators workforce were White, of which 31.9% were women and 68.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (17.7%) and Two or More Races (11.7%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Communication Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Other assemblers and fabricators, N/A stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other assemblers and fabricators need more than the average amount of N/A.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Other assemblers and fabricators in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (17,656 people), Engineering (8,286 people), and Education (5,353 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Other assemblers and fabricators workers were High School or Equivalent (484,307 people), Some college (208,309 people), and Secondary Education (98,719 people).

The graphic shows the Other assemblers and fabricators workforce by gender and educational level.

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