51 Series · SOC 51-2090
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $44,650
- Median / year
- $64,880
- Top 10% earn
- -0.1%
- Growth '23–'33
- 1,405,030
- US workers
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators earn a median of $44,650 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $44,650, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $33,280 (10th percentile) to $64,880 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 1,405,030 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($50,330), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators earn a median of $44,650, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 19% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Production, it ranks #68 of 105 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 0.1% by 2033.
- $44,650
- Median annual wage
- Top 81%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #68 of 105
- in Production
- 1.9×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $50,330. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (SOC 51-2090) pays a national median of $44,650 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $33,280 at the 10th percentile to $64,880 at the 90th, with a mean of $46,660 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 1,405,030 Americans work in this occupation across 52 reporting states and 514 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -0.1% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 156,300 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 3.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3.2 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $50,330, which is +13% above the national figure. The top metro is Lafayette, LA at $64,950 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 1,405,030 jobs Median $44,650/yr
Median Salary
$44,650
per year
Median Hourly
$21.47/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$46,660
average
Employment
1,405,030
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$44,650 Bottom 19% higher than 19% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 51-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 22 51-series occupations with growth data, Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators sits on the slower-growing side at -0.1% growth and $44,650 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-0.1%
Declining
Annual Openings
156,300
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → B
Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
3.5/100K
Injury Rate
3.2/100
Danger Index
14.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$33,280
25th Percentile
$37,380
Median
$44,650
75th Percentile
$51,200
90th Percentile
$64,880
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $50,330 | +13% above national |
| 2 | Hawaii | $49,630 | +11% above national |
| 3 | Alaska | $49,390 | +11% above national |
| 4 | Nevada | $49,050 | +10% above national |
| 5 | Iowa | $48,920 | +10% above national |
| 6 | Washington | $48,260 | +8% above national |
| 7 | Kentucky | $47,950 | +7% above national |
| 8 | California | $47,720 | +7% above national |
| 9 | North Dakota | $47,250 | +6% above national |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $46,940 | +5% above national |
| 11 | Minnesota | $46,920 | +5% above national |
| 12 | Oregon | $46,910 | +5% above national |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $46,720 | +5% above national |
| 14 | Missouri | $46,480 | +4% above national |
| 15 | Colorado | $46,150 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Maine | $45,970 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Ohio | $45,720 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Wisconsin | $45,670 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Indiana | $45,550 | +2% above national |
| 20 | South Carolina | $45,500 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Nebraska | $45,470 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Maryland | $45,450 | +2% above national |
| 23 | Kansas | $45,220 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Connecticut | $45,170 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Arizona | $45,080 | +1% above national |
| 26 | Louisiana | $45,070 | +1% above national |
| 27 | Montana | $44,940 | +1% above national |
| 28 | Virginia | $44,900 | +1% above national |
| 29 | Michigan | $44,690 | same as national |
| 30 | Tennessee | $44,630 | same as national |
| 31 | New York | $44,580 | same as national |
| 32 | Idaho | $44,210 | 1% below national |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $44,160 | 1% below national |
| 34 | Illinois | $44,140 | 1% below national |
| 35 | Utah | $44,040 | 1% below national |
| 36 | Vermont | $43,980 | 2% below national |
| 37 | Delaware | $43,770 | 2% below national |
| 38 | South Dakota | $43,240 | 3% below national |
| 39 | Alabama | $42,700 | 4% below national |
| 40 | Wyoming | $40,720 | 9% below national |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $40,600 | 9% below national |
| 42 | Rhode Island | $40,590 | 9% below national |
| 43 | North Carolina | $40,330 | 10% below national |
| 44 | West Virginia | $39,850 | 11% below national |
| 45 | New Mexico | $39,340 | 12% below national |
| 46 | Mississippi | $39,070 | 12% below national |
| 47 | Florida | $38,410 | 14% below national |
| 48 | Texas | $38,320 | 14% below national |
| 49 | Georgia | $38,310 | 14% below national |
| 50 | New Jersey | $37,620 | 16% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $36,990 | 17% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $24,610 | 45% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lafayette, LA | $64,950 | +45% above national |
| 2 | Jackson, MS | $63,170 | +41% above national |
| 3 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $63,140 | +41% above national |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $60,250 | +35% above national |
| 5 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $59,730 | +34% above national |
| 6 | Spartanburg, SC | $59,300 | +33% above national |
| 7 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $57,260 | +28% above national |
| 8 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $56,400 | +26% above national |
| 9 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $56,380 | +26% above national |
| 10 | Grand Island, NE | $55,120 | +23% above national |
| 11 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $55,120 | +23% above national |
| 12 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $54,990 | +23% above national |
| 13 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $54,400 | +22% above national |
| 14 | Helena, MT | $53,710 | +20% above national |
| 15 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $53,500 | +20% above national |
| 16 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $53,050 | +19% above national |
| 17 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $52,360 | +17% above national |
| 18 | St. Cloud, MN | $52,330 | +17% above national |
| 19 | Harrisonburg, VA | $52,260 | +17% above national |
| 20 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $51,850 | +16% above national |
| 21 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $51,400 | +15% above national |
| 22 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $51,320 | +15% above national |
| 23 | Fond du Lac, WI | $51,200 | +15% above national |
| 24 | Bismarck, ND | $50,750 | +14% above national |
| 25 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $50,610 | +13% above national |
| 26 | Elizabethtown, KY | $50,510 | +13% above national |
| 27 | Dubuque, IA | $50,320 | +13% above national |
| 28 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $50,310 | +13% above national |
| 29 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $50,280 | +13% above national |
| 30 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $50,150 | +12% above national |
| 31 | Decatur, IL | $50,040 | +12% above national |
| 32 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $49,910 | +12% above national |
| 33 | Toledo, OH | $49,740 | +11% above national |
| 34 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $49,430 | +11% above national |
| 35 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $49,410 | +11% above national |
| 36 | Peoria, IL | $49,410 | +11% above national |
| 37 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $49,400 | +11% above national |
| 38 | Ames, IA | $49,360 | +11% above national |
| 39 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $49,310 | +10% above national |
| 40 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $49,240 | +10% above national |
| 41 | Battle Creek, MI | $49,100 | +10% above national |
| 42 | Reno, NV | $49,050 | +10% above national |
| 43 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $48,990 | +10% above national |
| 44 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $48,990 | +10% above national |
| 45 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $48,940 | +10% above national |
| 46 | Casper, WY | $48,920 | +10% above national |
| 47 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $48,920 | +10% above national |
| 48 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $48,850 | +9% above national |
| 49 | Anchorage, AK | $48,670 | +9% above national |
| 50 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $48,660 | +9% above national |
| 51 | Vallejo, CA | $48,630 | +9% above national |
| 52 | Barnstable Town, MA | $48,460 | +9% above national |
| 53 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $48,440 | +8% above national |
| 54 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $48,400 | +8% above national |
| 55 | Greenville, NC | $48,310 | +8% above national |
| 56 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $48,260 | +8% above national |
| 57 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $48,240 | +8% above national |
| 58 | Yuba City, CA | $48,230 | +8% above national |
| 59 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $48,180 | +8% above national |
| 60 | Walla Walla, WA | $48,130 | +8% above national |
| 61 | Fort Wayne, IN | $48,120 | +8% above national |
| 62 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $48,110 | +8% above national |
| 63 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $48,090 | +8% above national |
| 64 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $48,040 | +8% above national |
| 65 | Florence, SC | $47,960 | +7% above national |
| 66 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $47,910 | +7% above national |
| 67 | Bloomington, IL | $47,890 | +7% above national |
| 68 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $47,880 | +7% above national |
| 69 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $47,860 | +7% above national |
| 70 | Bellingham, WA | $47,850 | +7% above national |
| 71 | Redding, CA | $47,770 | +7% above national |
| 72 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $47,760 | +7% above national |
| 73 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $47,740 | +7% above national |
| 74 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $47,670 | +7% above national |
| 75 | Dover, DE | $47,650 | +7% above national |
| 76 | Merced, CA | $47,640 | +7% above national |
| 77 | Boulder, CO | $47,610 | +7% above national |
| 78 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $47,560 | +7% above national |
| 79 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $47,510 | +6% above national |
| 80 | Madison, WI | $47,360 | +6% above national |
| 81 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $47,350 | +6% above national |
| 82 | Midland, TX | $47,270 | +6% above national |
| 83 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $47,200 | +6% above national |
| 84 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $47,180 | +6% above national |
| 85 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $47,180 | +6% above national |
| 86 | Bend, OR | $47,060 | +5% above national |
| 87 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $46,970 | +5% above national |
| 88 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $46,960 | +5% above national |
| 89 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $46,960 | +5% above national |
| 90 | Columbus, IN | $46,950 | +5% above national |
| 91 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $46,940 | +5% above national |
| 92 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $46,910 | +5% above national |
| 93 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $46,800 | +5% above national |
| 94 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $46,770 | +5% above national |
| 95 | Springfield, OH | $46,730 | +5% above national |
| 96 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $46,710 | +5% above national |
| 97 | Fargo, ND-MN | $46,660 | +5% above national |
| 98 | Burlington, NC | $46,650 | +4% above national |
| 99 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $46,650 | +4% above national |
| 100 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $46,630 | +4% above national |
| 101 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,620 | +4% above national |
| 102 | Corvallis, OR | $46,600 | +4% above national |
| 103 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $46,570 | +4% above national |
| 104 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $46,550 | +4% above national |
| 105 | Columbus, OH | $46,540 | +4% above national |
| 106 | Lancaster, PA | $46,530 | +4% above national |
| 107 | Duluth, MN-WI | $46,510 | +4% above national |
| 108 | Grants Pass, OR | $46,460 | +4% above national |
| 109 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,400 | +4% above national |
| 110 | Huntsville, AL | $46,390 | +4% above national |
| 111 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $46,370 | +4% above national |
| 112 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $46,340 | +4% above national |
| 113 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,270 | +4% above national |
| 114 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $46,260 | +4% above national |
| 115 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $46,250 | +4% above national |
| 116 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $46,250 | +4% above national |
| 117 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $46,230 | +4% above national |
| 118 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $46,190 | +3% above national |
| 119 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $46,180 | +3% above national |
| 120 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $46,130 | +3% above national |
| 121 | Albany, OR | $46,110 | +3% above national |
| 122 | Ogden, UT | $46,110 | +3% above national |
| 123 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $46,110 | +3% above national |
| 124 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $46,080 | +3% above national |
| 125 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $46,070 | +3% above national |
| 126 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $46,060 | +3% above national |
| 127 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $46,050 | +3% above national |
| 128 | Napa, CA | $45,990 | +3% above national |
| 129 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $45,950 | +3% above national |
| 130 | Green Bay, WI | $45,920 | +3% above national |
| 131 | Reading, PA | $45,860 | +3% above national |
| 132 | New Haven, CT | $45,820 | +3% above national |
| 133 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $45,770 | +3% above national |
| 134 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $45,750 | +2% above national |
| 135 | Rochester, MN | $45,740 | +2% above national |
| 136 | Sandusky, OH | $45,720 | +2% above national |
| 137 | Appleton, WI | $45,670 | +2% above national |
| 138 | Rockford, IL | $45,670 | +2% above national |
| 139 | Wausau, WI | $45,670 | +2% above national |
| 140 | Mankato, MN | $45,650 | +2% above national |
| 141 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $45,650 | +2% above national |
| 142 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $45,640 | +2% above national |
| 143 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $45,620 | +2% above national |
| 144 | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,610 | +2% above national |
| 145 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $45,610 | +2% above national |
| 146 | Savannah, GA | $45,570 | +2% above national |
| 147 | Topeka, KS | $45,570 | +2% above national |
| 148 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $45,570 | +2% above national |
| 149 | Bozeman, MT | $45,560 | +2% above national |
| 150 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $45,560 | +2% above national |
| 151 | Pueblo, CO | $45,560 | +2% above national |
| 152 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $45,510 | +2% above national |
| 153 | Modesto, CA | $45,510 | +2% above national |
| 154 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $45,500 | +2% above national |
| 155 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,490 | +2% above national |
| 156 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $45,470 | +2% above national |
| 157 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $45,470 | +2% above national |
| 158 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $45,420 | +2% above national |
| 159 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $45,410 | +2% above national |
| 160 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $45,410 | +2% above national |
| 161 | Yakima, WA | $45,400 | +2% above national |
| 162 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $45,390 | +2% above national |
| 163 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $45,380 | +2% above national |
| 164 | Montgomery, AL | $45,380 | +2% above national |
| 165 | Billings, MT | $45,340 | +2% above national |
| 166 | Erie, PA | $45,340 | +2% above national |
| 167 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $45,330 | +2% above national |
| 168 | Lawrence, KS | $45,330 | +2% above national |
| 169 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $45,310 | +1% above national |
| 170 | Kingston, NY | $45,300 | +1% above national |
| 171 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $45,300 | +1% above national |
| 172 | Springfield, MO | $45,270 | +1% above national |
| 173 | Carson City, NV | $45,150 | +1% above national |
| 174 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,140 | +1% above national |
| 175 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $45,110 | +1% above national |
| 176 | Pittsfield, MA | $45,100 | +1% above national |
| 177 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $45,040 | +1% above national |
| 178 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $45,040 | +1% above national |
| 179 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $45,030 | +1% above national |
| 180 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $45,020 | +1% above national |
| 181 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $44,930 | +1% above national |
| 182 | Roanoke, VA | $44,900 | +1% above national |
| 183 | Syracuse, NY | $44,900 | +1% above national |
| 184 | Odessa, TX | $44,880 | +1% above national |
| 185 | Springfield, MA | $44,880 | +1% above national |
| 186 | Colorado Springs, CO | $44,860 | same as national |
| 187 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $44,860 | same as national |
| 188 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $44,820 | same as national |
| 189 | Worcester, MA | $44,820 | same as national |
| 190 | Santa Fe, NM | $44,770 | same as national |
| 191 | Tulsa, OK | $44,740 | same as national |
| 192 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $44,720 | same as national |
| 193 | Boise City, ID | $44,710 | same as national |
| 194 | Eau Claire, WI | $44,680 | same as national |
| 195 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $44,660 | same as national |
| 196 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $44,640 | same as national |
| 197 | Cleveland, OH | $44,630 | same as national |
| 198 | State College, PA | $44,630 | same as national |
| 199 | Iowa City, IA | $44,620 | same as national |
| 200 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $44,590 | same as national |
| 201 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $44,580 | same as national |
| 202 | Asheville, NC | $44,570 | same as national |
| 203 | Utica-Rome, NY | $44,550 | same as national |
| 204 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $44,550 | same as national |
| 205 | Idaho Falls, ID | $44,540 | same as national |
| 206 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $44,530 | same as national |
| 207 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $44,510 | same as national |
| 208 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $44,500 | same as national |
| 209 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $44,440 | same as national |
| 210 | Sheboygan, WI | $44,440 | same as national |
| 211 | Medford, OR | $44,420 | 1% below national |
| 212 | Great Falls, MT | $44,400 | 1% below national |
| 213 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $44,310 | 1% below national |
| 214 | Baton Rouge, LA | $44,300 | 1% below national |
| 215 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $44,290 | 1% below national |
| 216 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $44,190 | 1% below national |
| 217 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,180 | 1% below national |
| 218 | Twin Falls, ID | $44,140 | 1% below national |
| 219 | Cleveland, TN | $44,110 | 1% below national |
| 220 | Jefferson City, MO | $44,100 | 1% below national |
| 221 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $44,100 | 1% below national |
| 222 | Wichita, KS | $44,090 | 1% below national |
| 223 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $44,070 | 1% below national |
| 224 | Elmira, NY | $44,050 | 1% below national |
| 225 | Jonesboro, AR | $44,050 | 1% below national |
| 226 | Salem, OR | $44,010 | 1% below national |
| 227 | Salinas, CA | $44,000 | 1% below national |
| 228 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,000 | 1% below national |
| 229 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $43,970 | 2% below national |
| 230 | Lima, OH | $43,970 | 2% below national |
| 231 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $43,970 | 2% below national |
| 232 | Omaha, NE-IA | $43,950 | 2% below national |
| 233 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $43,910 | 2% below national |
| 234 | Columbia, MO | $43,790 | 2% below national |
| 235 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $43,650 | 2% below national |
| 236 | Kenosha, WI | $43,650 | 2% below national |
| 237 | El Centro, CA | $43,590 | 2% below national |
| 238 | Johnson City, TN | $43,480 | 3% below national |
| 239 | Minot, ND | $43,480 | 3% below national |
| 240 | Gettysburg, PA | $43,440 | 3% below national |
| 241 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $43,360 | 3% below national |
| 242 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $43,300 | 3% below national |
| 243 | York-Hanover, PA | $43,290 | 3% below national |
| 244 | Greeley, CO | $43,280 | 3% below national |
| 245 | Muncie, IN | $43,260 | 3% below national |
| 246 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $43,200 | 3% below national |
| 247 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $43,130 | 3% below national |
| 248 | Decatur, AL | $43,120 | 3% below national |
| 249 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $43,120 | 3% below national |
| 250 | Rochester, NY | $43,090 | 3% below national |
| 251 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $43,020 | 4% below national |
| 252 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $43,000 | 4% below national |
| 253 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $42,990 | 4% below national |
| 254 | Visalia, CA | $42,950 | 4% below national |
| 255 | Bowling Green, KY | $42,940 | 4% below national |
| 256 | Lynchburg, VA | $42,900 | 4% below national |
| 257 | Morristown, TN | $42,890 | 4% below national |
| 258 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $42,890 | 4% below national |
| 259 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $42,890 | 4% below national |
| 260 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $42,770 | 4% below national |
| 261 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $42,770 | 4% below national |
| 262 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $42,760 | 4% below national |
| 263 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $42,730 | 4% below national |
| 264 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $42,730 | 4% below national |
| 265 | St. George, UT | $42,650 | 4% below national |
| 266 | Saginaw, MI | $42,610 | 5% below national |
| 267 | Winston-Salem, NC | $42,590 | 5% below national |
| 268 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $42,580 | 5% below national |
| 269 | Akron, OH | $42,530 | 5% below national |
| 270 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $42,350 | 5% below national |
| 271 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $42,350 | 5% below national |
| 272 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $42,350 | 5% below national |
| 273 | Fresno, CA | $42,340 | 5% below national |
| 274 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $42,290 | 5% below national |
| 275 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $42,260 | 5% below national |
| 276 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $42,240 | 5% below national |
| 277 | Columbia, SC | $42,230 | 5% below national |
| 278 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $42,060 | 6% below national |
| 279 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $41,910 | 6% below national |
| 280 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $41,870 | 6% below national |
| 281 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $41,820 | 6% below national |
| 282 | Grand Junction, CO | $41,790 | 6% below national |
| 283 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $41,780 | 6% below national |
| 284 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $41,650 | 7% below national |
| 285 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $41,540 | 7% below national |
| 286 | Chico, CA | $41,530 | 7% below national |
| 287 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $41,520 | 7% below national |
| 288 | Pocatello, ID | $41,480 | 7% below national |
| 289 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $41,470 | 7% below national |
| 290 | Johnstown, PA | $41,460 | 7% below national |
| 291 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $41,390 | 7% below national |
| 292 | Tucson, AZ | $41,330 | 7% below national |
| 293 | Binghamton, NY | $41,310 | 7% below national |
| 294 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $41,260 | 8% below national |
| 295 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $41,230 | 8% below national |
| 296 | Yuma, AZ | $41,210 | 8% below national |
| 297 | Bangor, ME | $41,080 | 8% below national |
| 298 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $41,060 | 8% below national |
| 299 | Joplin, MO-KS | $40,990 | 8% below national |
| 300 | Charlottesville, VA | $40,960 | 8% below national |
| 301 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $40,910 | 8% below national |
| 302 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $40,840 | 9% below national |
| 303 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $40,810 | 9% below national |
| 304 | Monroe, LA | $40,800 | 9% below national |
| 305 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $40,720 | 9% below national |
| 306 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $40,710 | 9% below national |
| 307 | Jackson, MI | $40,700 | 9% below national |
| 308 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $40,610 | 9% below national |
| 309 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $40,500 | 9% below national |
| 310 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $40,490 | 9% below national |
| 311 | Albuquerque, NM | $40,440 | 9% below national |
| 312 | Lawton, OK | $40,360 | 10% below national |
| 313 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $40,360 | 10% below national |
| 314 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $40,350 | 10% below national |
| 315 | Beckley, WV | $40,340 | 10% below national |
| 316 | Jackson, TN | $40,340 | 10% below national |
| 317 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $40,320 | 10% below national |
| 318 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $40,190 | 10% below national |
| 319 | Birmingham, AL | $40,170 | 10% below national |
| 320 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $40,160 | 10% below national |
| 321 | Springfield, IL | $40,130 | 10% below national |
| 322 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $40,130 | 10% below national |
| 323 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $40,120 | 10% below national |
| 324 | Lincoln, NE | $40,100 | 10% below national |
| 325 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $40,100 | 10% below national |
| 326 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $40,070 | 10% below national |
| 327 | Glens Falls, NY | $40,000 | 10% below national |
| 328 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $40,000 | 10% below national |
| 329 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,990 | 10% below national |
| 330 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $39,980 | 10% below national |
| 331 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $39,950 | 11% below national |
| 332 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $39,940 | 11% below national |
| 333 | Oklahoma City, OK | $39,940 | 11% below national |
| 334 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $39,940 | 11% below national |
| 335 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $39,890 | 11% below national |
| 336 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $39,850 | 11% below national |
| 337 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $39,850 | 11% below national |
| 338 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $39,800 | 11% below national |
| 339 | Morgantown, WV | $39,800 | 11% below national |
| 340 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $39,780 | 11% below national |
| 341 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $39,740 | 11% below national |
| 342 | Lebanon, PA | $39,710 | 11% below national |
| 343 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $39,690 | 11% below national |
| 344 | Terre Haute, IN | $39,680 | 11% below national |
| 345 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $39,670 | 11% below national |
| 346 | Missoula, MT | $39,660 | 11% below national |
| 347 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $39,660 | 11% below national |
| 348 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $39,640 | 11% below national |
| 349 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $39,610 | 11% below national |
| 350 | Jacksonville, FL | $39,590 | 11% below national |
| 351 | Farmington, NM | $39,570 | 11% below national |
| 352 | Manhattan, KS | $39,570 | 11% below national |
| 353 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $39,560 | 11% below national |
| 354 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $39,540 | 11% below national |
| 355 | Amarillo, TX | $39,530 | 11% below national |
| 356 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $39,480 | 12% below national |
| 357 | Gainesville, GA | $39,420 | 12% below national |
| 358 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $39,260 | 12% below national |
| 359 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $39,250 | 12% below national |
| 360 | Winchester, VA-WV | $39,240 | 12% below national |
| 361 | Knoxville, TN | $39,220 | 12% below national |
| 362 | Logan, UT-ID | $39,210 | 12% below national |
| 363 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $39,180 | 12% below national |
| 364 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $39,180 | 12% below national |
| 365 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $39,160 | 12% below national |
| 366 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $39,160 | 12% below national |
| 367 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $39,130 | 12% below national |
| 368 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $39,120 | 12% below national |
| 369 | Waco, TX | $39,120 | 12% below national |
| 370 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $39,090 | 12% below national |
| 371 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $39,080 | 12% below national |
| 372 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,080 | 12% below national |
| 373 | Richmond, VA | $39,060 | 13% below national |
| 374 | Sumter, SC | $39,040 | 13% below national |
| 375 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $39,000 | 13% below national |
| 376 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,000 | 13% below national |
| 377 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $38,990 | 13% below national |
| 378 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $38,960 | 13% below national |
| 379 | Lexington Park, MD | $38,940 | 13% below national |
| 380 | Kokomo, IN | $38,930 | 13% below national |
| 381 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $38,920 | 13% below national |
| 382 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $38,910 | 13% below national |
| 383 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $38,900 | 13% below national |
| 384 | Mansfield, OH | $38,890 | 13% below national |
| 385 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $38,880 | 13% below national |
| 386 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $38,810 | 13% below national |
| 387 | Charleston, WV | $38,780 | 13% below national |
| 388 | Williamsport, PA | $38,750 | 13% below national |
| 389 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $38,740 | 13% below national |
| 390 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $38,700 | 13% below national |
| 391 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $38,670 | 13% below national |
| 392 | Enid, OK | $38,600 | 14% below national |
| 393 | Ocala, FL | $38,580 | 14% below national |
| 394 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $38,550 | 14% below national |
| 395 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $38,530 | 14% below national |
| 396 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,490 | 14% below national |
| 397 | Fayetteville, NC | $38,410 | 14% below national |
| 398 | Evansville, IN | $38,390 | 14% below national |
| 399 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $38,340 | 14% below national |
| 400 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $38,330 | 14% below national |
| 401 | Tyler, TX | $38,320 | 14% below national |
| 402 | Longview, TX | $38,310 | 14% below national |
| 403 | Bay City, MI | $38,270 | 14% below national |
| 404 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $38,210 | 14% below national |
| 405 | Ann Arbor, MI | $38,200 | 14% below national |
| 406 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $38,170 | 15% below national |
| 407 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $38,160 | 15% below national |
| 408 | Kankakee, IL | $38,120 | 15% below national |
| 409 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $38,090 | 15% below national |
| 410 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $38,080 | 15% below national |
| 411 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $38,040 | 15% below national |
| 412 | Corpus Christi, TX | $38,020 | 15% below national |
| 413 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $38,020 | 15% below national |
| 414 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $38,010 | 15% below national |
| 415 | Niles, MI | $37,970 | 15% below national |
| 416 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,960 | 15% below national |
| 417 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $37,930 | 15% below national |
| 418 | Bloomington, IN | $37,900 | 15% below national |
| 419 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $37,890 | 15% below national |
| 420 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $37,890 | 15% below national |
| 421 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $37,890 | 15% below national |
| 422 | Traverse City, MI | $37,840 | 15% below national |
| 423 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $37,780 | 15% below national |
| 424 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,780 | 15% below national |
| 425 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $37,710 | 16% below national |
| 426 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $37,710 | 16% below national |
| 427 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $37,660 | 16% below national |
| 428 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,640 | 16% below national |
| 429 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $37,540 | 16% below national |
| 430 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $37,500 | 16% below national |
| 431 | Rocky Mount, NC | $37,480 | 16% below national |
| 432 | Abilene, TX | $37,470 | 16% below national |
| 433 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,450 | 16% below national |
| 434 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $37,350 | 16% below national |
| 435 | Victoria, TX | $37,340 | 16% below national |
| 436 | Chambersburg, PA | $37,320 | 16% below national |
| 437 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $37,270 | 17% below national |
| 438 | Mobile, AL | $37,260 | 17% below national |
| 439 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $37,260 | 17% below national |
| 440 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,260 | 17% below national |
| 441 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $37,250 | 17% below national |
| 442 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $37,210 | 17% below national |
| 443 | Tallahassee, FL | $37,200 | 17% below national |
| 444 | Rapid City, SD | $37,180 | 17% below national |
| 445 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,180 | 17% below national |
| 446 | Hattiesburg, MS | $37,160 | 17% below national |
| 447 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $37,110 | 17% below national |
| 448 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $37,090 | 17% below national |
| 449 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,990 | 17% below national |
| 450 | Altoona, PA | $36,940 | 17% below national |
| 451 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $36,930 | 17% below national |
| 452 | Gainesville, FL | $36,930 | 17% below national |
| 453 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,910 | 17% below national |
| 454 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $36,900 | 17% below national |
| 455 | Paducah, KY-IL | $36,890 | 17% below national |
| 456 | San Angelo, TX | $36,890 | 17% below national |
| 457 | Monroe, MI | $36,870 | 17% below national |
| 458 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $36,850 | 17% below national |
| 459 | Jacksonville, NC | $36,690 | 18% below national |
| 460 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $36,640 | 18% below national |
| 461 | Wilmington, NC | $36,640 | 18% below national |
| 462 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $36,500 | 18% below national |
| 463 | Hot Springs, AR | $36,480 | 18% below national |
| 464 | Salisbury, MD | $36,460 | 18% below national |
| 465 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,440 | 18% below national |
| 466 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36,440 | 18% below national |
| 467 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,330 | 19% below national |
| 468 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $36,240 | 19% below national |
| 469 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $36,230 | 19% below national |
| 470 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,220 | 19% below national |
| 471 | Lake Charles, LA | $36,100 | 19% below national |
| 472 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $36,080 | 19% below national |
| 473 | Owensboro, KY | $36,030 | 19% below national |
| 474 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $36,000 | 19% below national |
| 475 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $35,990 | 19% below national |
| 476 | Albany, GA | $35,850 | 20% below national |
| 477 | Goldsboro, NC | $35,840 | 20% below national |
| 478 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $35,810 | 20% below national |
| 479 | Dalton, GA | $35,800 | 20% below national |
| 480 | Columbus, GA-AL | $35,740 | 20% below national |
| 481 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $35,630 | 20% below national |
| 482 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $35,510 | 20% below national |
| 483 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,500 | 20% below national |
| 484 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,440 | 21% below national |
| 485 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $35,220 | 21% below national |
| 486 | Lubbock, TX | $35,090 | 21% below national |
| 487 | Vineland, NJ | $34,950 | 22% below national |
| 488 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $34,750 | 22% below national |
| 489 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $34,740 | 22% below national |
| 490 | Sebring, FL | $34,670 | 22% below national |
| 491 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $34,570 | 23% below national |
| 492 | Dothan, AL | $34,560 | 23% below national |
| 493 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $34,530 | 23% below national |
| 494 | El Paso, TX | $34,530 | 23% below national |
| 495 | Wichita Falls, TX | $34,420 | 23% below national |
| 496 | Valdosta, GA | $34,320 | 23% below national |
| 497 | Rome, GA | $34,190 | 23% below national |
| 498 | Gadsden, AL | $34,100 | 24% below national |
| 499 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $34,010 | 24% below national |
| 500 | Cheyenne, WY | $33,720 | 24% below national |
| 501 | Las Cruces, NM | $33,470 | 25% below national |
| 502 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $31,220 | 30% below national |
| 503 | Laredo, TX | $30,920 | 31% below national |
| 504 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $30,520 | 32% below national |
| 505 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $30,230 | 32% below national |
| 506 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $29,820 | 33% below national |
| 507 | Ponce, PR | $28,620 | 36% below national |
| 508 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $27,630 | 38% below national |
| 509 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $25,680 | 42% below national |
| 510 | Aguadilla, PR | $24,960 | 44% below national |
| 511 | Eagle Pass, TX | $23,700 | 47% below national |
| 512 | Mayaguez, PR | $23,570 | 47% below national |
| 513 | Guayama, PR | $23,340 | 48% below national |
| 514 | Arecibo, PR | $23,000 | 48% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators make? ▼
The median annual salary for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators is $44,650 ($21.47/hour). The salary range spans from $33,280 at the 10th percentile to $64,880 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators at $50,330/year, which is +13% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators? ▼
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a safety grade of B (Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 3.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 3.2 per 100 workers.
Is Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators a good career? ▼
Employment for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators is projected to decline 0.1% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 156,300 openings are projected each year.
How does Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators pay vary by state? ▼
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $50,330/year, while Texas pays the least at $38,320/year. BLS data covers 52 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators is Lafayette, LA at $64,950/year. BLS reports wage data for 514 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators pay figures in a real decision
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