Assemblers and Fabricators, all other

Quick Stats

2004 employment: 268,000
2014 projected employment: 280,000
Change — numeric: 12,000; percent: 4.5%
2004 median annual earnings: $24,750; earnings group: low
2004 self-employed: 2.4%
2004 part-time employment: very low
2004 unemployment: very high
Typical education and training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 71.8%; some college: 22.5%; bachelor's degree: 5.7%

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

Assemblers and fabricators, all other
— National
U.S.:	$30,140
— by State
AL:	$30,840
AK:	$31,050
AZ:	$24,510
AR:	$20,930
CA:	$24,330
CO:	$24,090
CT:	$27,290
DC:	$26,560
FL:	$21,650
GA:	$38,080
HI:	$27,320
ID:	$22,140
IL:	$27,540
IN:	$29,460
IA:	$27,060
KS:	$21,520
ME:	$22,710
MD:	$27,120
MA:	$27,280
MI:	$42,790
MN:	$27,470
MS:	$23,030
MO:	$33,350
MT:	$18,750
NE:	$24,500
NV:	$23,120
NH:	$26,340
NJ:	$28,030
NM:	$22,070
NC:	$28,510
ND:	$24,850
OH:	$34,880
OK:	$21,210
OR:	$25,990
PA:	$29,420
RI:	$28,330
SC:	$23,790
TN:	$25,510
UT:	$23,400
VT:	$23,290
VA:	$27,060
WA:	$30,510
WV:	$22,240
WI:	$32,590
WY:	$24,920
PR:	$13,240
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11	$17,420
21	$23,970
23	$27,730
31-33	$33,350
42	$25,530
44-45	$22,150
48-49	$27,050
51	$28,880
53	$24,650
54	$29,850
55	$26,490
56	$21,950
61	$18,580
62	$23,050
71	$45,500
81	$26,550
92	$25,490
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for assemblers and fabricators, all other.

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

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

	Percentile earnings distribution
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
All workers employment: 795,820 average earnings: $29,000	$13,000	$18,000	$25,000	$36,000	$51,000
Men employment: 469,510 average earnings: $29,000	$15,000	$20,000	$28,000	$40,000	$56,000
Women employment: 326,300 average earnings: $25,000	$12,000	$16,000	$21,000	$28,000	$40,000

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	19	6	4	3	-	-	-
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators	14	3	4	-	-	-	-

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

What happened to the guy working in the muffler factory? The work was too exhausting for him.

What happened to the guy who worked in the shoe factory? He tried to toe the line, but he just didn't fit in.

What happened to the guy who worked at the adhesive tape factory? He lost his job when the company got in a sticky situation.

What happened to the gal who worked at the tennis ball factory? She lost her job when the company ended up in court.

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