Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers

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2020 Workforce

124k

Average Age

Average Salary

$34,939

Average Male Salary

$38,850

Average Female Salary

$30,818

About

Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are most often employed by the Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. industry. The average yearly wage for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers was $34,939 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers by wage are Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers & patternmakers, Musicians and singers, and Painters & paperhangers.

Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers 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 Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are Milpitas & San Jose (Northeast) Cities PUMA, CA, Garden Grove City (East) PUMA, CA, and Cedar Rapids City PUMA, IA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are Milpitas & San Jose (Northeast) Cities PUMA, CA, Laclede, Polk, Benton, Dallas & Hickory Counties PUMA, MO, and San Jose City (East Central) & Alum Rock PUMA, CA.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. is the industry that employs the most Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, by average wage, is Engine, turbine, & power transmission equipment manufacturing . Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are paid most in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Milpitas & San Jose (Northeast) Cities PUMA, CA.

Yearly Wage

$34,939

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,563

In 2020, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers earned an average of $34,939, $21,015 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Painters & paperhangers make somewhat more than Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers while Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers & patternmakers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.289

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.289, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers (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 Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers

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

Most Common

The most common industries employing Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, by number of employees, are Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c., Household appliance manufacturing, Communications, & audio & video equipment manufacturing, Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified, Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing, Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Employment services, and Construction.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, by average wage, are Engine, turbine, & power transmission equipment manufacturing , Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Metalworking machinery manufacturing.

Industries by Share

124k

2020 Workforce

± 8,650

−1.88%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.99%

The number of people employed as Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers has been declining at a rate of −1.88%, from 126,634 people in 2019 to 124,248 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers employed by various industries. Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. employs the largest share of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers at 34.6%, followed by Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c. with 29.4% and Household appliance manufacturing with 8.57%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers in the US. The average age of male Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers in the workforce is 41.9 and of female Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers is 46.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

63.8k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,198

60.5k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,037

51.3% of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers

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

44.7% of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 20.1% of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Asian (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers.

Age by Sex

41.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.43

46.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.39

The median age of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers is 44, and Male employees are generally 4.46 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers is Business but a relatively high number of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers hold a major in Engineering 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 Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Operation and Control, and Repairing.