Structural metal fabricators & fitters

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Total Workforce

23.7k

Average Age

42.1

Average Salary

$47,045

Average Male Salary

$47,444

Average Female Salary

$38,400

About

Structural metal fabricators & fitters are most often employed by the Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Structural metal fabricators & fitters was $47,045 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Structural metal fabricators & fitters by wage are Security & fire alarm systems installers, Miscellaneous health technologists & technicians, and Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers.

Structural metal fabricators & fitters 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 Structural metal fabricators & fitters are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Structural metal fabricators & fitters are .

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

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Structural metal fabricators & fitters and on wages and locations for those in the field. Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Structural metal fabricators & fitters, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Structural metal fabricators & fitters, by average wage, is Construction. Structural metal fabricators & fitters are paid most in Porter County PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$47,045

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,427

In 2018, Structural metal fabricators & fitters earned an average of $47,045, $6,843 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Security & fire alarm systems installers make somewhat more than Structural metal fabricators & fitters while Firstline supervisors of farming, fishing, & forestry workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Structural metal fabricators & fitters as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

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WAGE GINI

In 2018, Structural metal fabricators & fitters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.267, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Structural metal fabricators & fitters (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 Structural metal fabricators & fitters.

Spatial Concentration

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

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Structural metal fabricators & fitters, by number of employees, are Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing, Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, and Structural metals, & boiler, tank, & shipping container manufacturing .

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Structural metal fabricators & fitters, by average wage, are Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, Construction, Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified, Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, and Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing.

Industries by Share

23.7k

2018 Workforce

± 3,781

-5.96%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 23.6%

The number of people employed as Structural metal fabricators & fitters has been declining at a rate of -5.96%, from 25,220 people in 2017 to 23,716 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Structural metal fabricators & fitters employed by various industries. Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing employs the largest share of Structural metal fabricators & fitters at 26.4%, followed by Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing with 21.3% and Structural metals, & boiler, tank, & shipping container manufacturing with 15%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Structural metal fabricators & fitters in the US. The average age of male Structural metal fabricators & fitters in the workforce is 42 and of female Structural metal fabricators & fitters is 44.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Structural metal fabricators & fitters is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

22.7k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,696

1.05k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 794

95.6% of Structural metal fabricators & fitters are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Structural metal fabricators & fitters.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Structural metal fabricators & fitters

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

81.2% of Structural metal fabricators & fitters are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 10.5% of Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Structural metal fabricators & fitters.

Age by Gender

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.3

44.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 9.89

The median age of Structural metal fabricators & fitters is 42.1, and Male employees are generally 2.55 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Structural metal fabricators & fitters from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Structural metal fabricators & fitters is false but a relatively high number of Structural metal fabricators & fitters hold a major in Business.

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

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Business

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Structural metal fabricators & fitters from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Structural metal fabricators & fitters need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, and Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Structural metal fabricators & fitters need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Operation and Control, and Troubleshooting.