Assembly and fabrication

More than half of all assemblers are team assemblers.
Work areas may be noisy, and many assemblers may have to sit or stand for long periods.
A high school diploma is preferred for most positions, but specialized training is required for some assembly jobs.

Quick Stats

Engine and other machine assemblers

2004 employment: 46,000
2014 projected employment: 46,000
employment numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand; percent changes are calculated with unrounded numbers
Change — numeric: 0; percent: 0.2%
2004 median annual earnings: $34,800; earnings group: high
2004 self-employed: 0.0%
2004 part-time employment: very low
2004 unemployment: very high
Typical education and training: Short-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 73.8%; some college: 25.2%; bachelor's degree: 1.0%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Engine and other machine assemblers
— National
U.S.:	$36,150
— by State
AL:	$32,010
AR:	$26,120
CA:	$35,390
CO:	$44,370
CT:	$46,900
FL:	$31,800
GA:	$29,770
ID:	$23,960
IL:	$35,280
IN:	$40,950
IA:	$33,620
KS:	$47,040
LA:	$33,360
MA:	$37,810
MN:	$32,600
MS:	$26,730
MO:	$27,130
NE:	$22,970
NV:	$45,100
NH:	$27,560
NJ:	$34,840
NM:	$36,540
NY:	$36,410
OH:	$38,010
OK:	$29,290
OR:	$32,130
PA:	$31,730
RI:	$34,300
SC:	$31,990
SD:	$23,950
TX:	$38,740
WA:	$36,210
WI:	$38,050
— by NAICS Industry Sector
31-33	$36,330
42	$28,200
44-45	$23,200
48-49	$28,780
54	$38,800
56	$26,770
81	$47,290
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for engine and other machine assemblers.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

1999 employment and earnings distribution, year-round full-time workers

Engine and other machine assemblers

	Percentile earnings distribution
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
All workers employment: 21,690 average earnings: $38,000	$18,000	$25,000	$35,000	$49,000	$60,000
Men employment: 17,190 average earnings: $38,000	$20,000	$27,000	$37,000	$50,000	$62,000
Women employment: 4,490 average earnings: $30,000	$15,000	$19,000	$26,000	$38,000	$53,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

Occupation	Fatalities: Event or exposure
Occupation	Total	Tran.	Viol.	Cont.	Falls	Expo.	Fires
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	14	3	4	-	-	-	-

source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Program; about this section