Production Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages High openings flow SOC 51-2090

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

About 156,300 projected annual openings shape how to read Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators against Nuclear Power Reactor Operators, Plant and System Operators, All Other, Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers.

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Same-major-group titles next to Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators: Nuclear Power Reactor Operators ($123K) , Plant and System Operators, All Other ($62K) , Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators ($79K) , Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers ($97K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. Kentucky $47,950
  2. 2. Nevada $49,050
  3. 3. Iowa $48,920
  4. 4. Washington $48,260
  5. 5. New Hampshire $46,940
  6. 6. District of Columbia $50,330
  7. 7. North Dakota $47,250
  8. 8. Hawaii $49,630
  9. 9. Alaska $49,390
  10. 10. California $47,720

Other Production Occupations careers next to Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $78,620
  2. 2. Plant and System Operators, All Other $62,470
  3. 3. Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $96,710
  4. 4. Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers $68,120
  5. 5. Chemical Plant and System Operators $78,120
  6. 6. Power Distributors and Dispatchers $106,730
  7. 7. Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic $63,870
  8. 8. Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers $62,750
  9. 9. Tool and Die Makers $64,050
  10. 10. Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters $62,620
  11. 11. Nuclear Power Reactor Operators $122,890
  12. 12. Gas Plant Operators $87,820
Projected annual openings
156,300
growth + transfers + exits
National median $44,650/yr
$45K
National median
↓ -0%
Growth 2024-2034
1,405,030
Estimated US jobs
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
Highest-pay peer · $123K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Peer ladder above lists 12 other Production Occupations titles , led here by Nuclear Power Reactor Operators.

Roughly 156,300 projected annual openings (growth, transfers, exits) are the scale signal for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Median pay is $44,650 in Production Occupations.

Employment Projections expect -0% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Kentucky at $47,950. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Nuclear Power Reactor Operators at $122,890. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators pay-rank #68 in Production Occupations

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators sits at pay-rank #68 of 105 detailed Production Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 51-2090 · national median $44,650 · middle third of Production Occupations (#68/105). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 51-2090

Kentucky · top state for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

$48K published median

Nevada · #2 state pay

$49K · behind Kentucky

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

Highest-pay peer vs Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · $123K

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Lower-pay peer beside Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators · $62K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators mid-table among Production Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #68 of 105 detailed Production Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: Furniture Finishers ($45K), Woodworkers, All Other ($45K), Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders ($45K), Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ($46K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
What is the OEWS national median for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $44,650 as the national median for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. The published 10th-90th range is $33,280 to $64,880. Beside Nuclear Power Reactor Operators ($122,890), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators is -0%. Projected annual openings: about 156,300. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators? ▼
Kentucky ($47,950), Nevada ($49,050), Iowa ($48,920) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 51-2090. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics