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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

51-2031 Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Construct, assemble, or rebuild machines, such as engines, turbines, and similar equipment used in such industries as construction, extraction, textiles, and paper manufacturing.


National estimates for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Industry profile for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Geographic profile for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

National estimates for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
41,510 5.3 % $ 22.69 $ 47,190 1.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.87 $ 17.40 $ 22.00 $ 28.15 $ 31.61
Annual Wage (2) $ 30,930 $ 36,200 $ 45,770 $ 58,540 $ 65,740


Industry profile for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 20,380 4.28 $ 24.51 $ 50,990
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 5,690 6.19 $ 19.58 $ 40,730
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 5,030 0.70 $ 19.93 $ 41,450
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 2,170 0.41 $ 23.65 $ 49,180
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 1,910 1.38 $ 21.71 $ 45,160

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 5,690 6.19 $ 19.58 $ 40,730
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 20,380 4.28 $ 24.51 $ 50,990
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 1,910 1.38 $ 21.71 $ 45,160
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 5,030 0.70 $ 19.93 $ 41,450
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 910 0.54 $ 24.73 $ 51,450

Top paying industries for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 80 0.26 $ 26.25 $ 54,590
Management of Companies and Enterprises 90 (7) $ 25.59 $ 53,240
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 910 0.54 $ 24.73 $ 51,450
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 20,380 4.28 $ 24.51 $ 50,990
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) (8) (8) $ 24.06 $ 50,040


Geographic profile for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Engine and Other Machine Assemblers, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Michigan 7,850 2.00 6.70 $ 25.81 $ 53,690
Ohio 5,520 1.07 3.60 $ 24.46 $ 50,870
Texas 1,690 0.14 0.47 $ 19.60 $ 40,770
Wisconsin 1,580 0.58 1.95 $ 20.60 $ 42,850
Mississippi 1,540 1.43 4.78 $ 19.91 $ 41,410




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Michigan 7,850 2.00 6.70 $ 25.81 $ 53,690
South Dakota 590 1.44 4.83 $ 17.67 $ 36,750
Mississippi 1,540 1.43 4.78 $ 19.91 $ 41,410
Ohio 5,520 1.07 3.60 $ 24.46 $ 50,870
Alabama 1,140 0.60 2.01 $ 22.06 $ 45,880




Top paying states for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Michigan 7,850 2.00 6.70 $ 25.81 $ 53,690
Kentucky 400 0.23 0.75 $ 24.61 $ 51,180
Ohio 5,520 1.07 3.60 $ 24.46 $ 50,870
Nevada 50 0.04 0.12 $ 24.33 $ 50,610
Washington 850 0.26 0.89 $ 24.23 $ 50,410





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,290 0.30 0.99 $ 21.87 $ 45,490
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 800 1.00 3.35 $ 21.06 $ 43,800
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 630 0.21 0.71 $ 19.77 $ 41,120
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 620 0.11 0.36 $ 18.47 $ 38,420
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 550 0.15 0.51 $ 22.37 $ 46,520
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 410 0.80 2.69 $ 20.95 $ 43,570
Dayton, OH 320 0.90 3.01 $ 22.06 $ 45,890
Auburn-Opelika, AL 290 5.10 17.08 $ 15.62 $ 32,490
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 290 0.11 0.37 $ 21.33 $ 44,370
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 250 0.03 0.09 $ 16.69 $ 34,710




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Auburn-Opelika, AL 290 5.10 17.08 $ 15.62 $ 32,490
Racine, WI 120 1.73 5.80 $ 21.06 $ 43,810
Janesville-Beloit, WI 80 1.18 3.95 $ 19.22 $ 39,980
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 800 1.00 3.35 $ 21.06 $ 43,800
Dayton, OH 320 0.90 3.01 $ 22.06 $ 45,890
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 410 0.80 2.69 $ 20.95 $ 43,570
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 190 0.35 1.18 $ 27.17 $ 56,510
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,290 0.30 0.99 $ 21.87 $ 45,490
Sioux Falls, SD 30 0.23 0.76 $ 19.00 $ 39,520
Green Bay, WI 30 0.21 0.72 $ 21.85 $ 45,440




Top paying metropolitan areas for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 27.17 $ 56,520
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 190 0.35 1.18 $ 27.17 $ 56,510
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 70 0.06 0.20 $ 24.71 $ 51,390
Pittsburgh, PA (8) (8) (8) $ 24.66 $ 51,290
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV (8) (8) (8) $ 24.17 $ 50,260
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 23.12 $ 48,090
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC (8) (8) (8) $ 22.79 $ 47,410
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 550 0.15 0.51 $ 22.37 $ 46,520
Dayton, OH 320 0.90 3.01 $ 22.06 $ 45,890
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,290 0.30 0.99 $ 21.87 $ 45,490

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 520 4.09 13.72 $ 17.38 $ 36,160
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 190 1.25 4.20 $ 16.70 $ 34,730
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 120 0.62 2.07 $ 21.60 $ 44,930
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 110 0.55 1.84 $ 21.22 $ 44,140
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 100 0.92 3.10 $ 19.01 $ 39,530

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 520 4.09 13.72 $ 17.38 $ 36,160
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 190 1.25 4.20 $ 16.70 $ 34,730
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 100 0.92 3.10 $ 19.01 $ 39,530
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 120 0.62 2.07 $ 21.60 $ 44,930
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 110 0.55 1.84 $ 21.22 $ 44,140

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Engine and Other Machine Assemblers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 23.47 $ 48,810
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 120 0.62 2.07 $ 21.60 $ 44,930
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 110 0.55 1.84 $ 21.22 $ 44,140
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 21.00 $ 43,680
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) (8) (8) (8) $ 19.59 $ 40,750


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021