Production
Assemblers & Fabricators, Misc.
SOC 51-2090
Put together the parts that make up finished products.
The job
Median pay
$45k
$37k to $51k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+1.1% projected
Openings a year
139k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
10/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
57th pct
More exposed than 57% of occupations · modeled estimate · 39th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
41/100
Key skills
- Manual dexterity
- Following instructions
- Speed
- Detail
- Stamina
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 112,310 | 25.5 | 2.8× | $45k |
| California | 98,390 | 5.4 | 0.6× | $48k |
| Texas | 93,650 | 6.7 | 0.7× | $38k |
| Ohio | 93,480 | 16.8 | 1.9× | $46k |
| Indiana | 85,610 | 26.7 | 3.0× | $46k |
| Illinois | 76,460 | 12.5 | 1.4× | $44k |
| Tennessee | 58,760 | 17.9 | 2.0× | $45k |
| Pennsylvania | 57,780 | 9.5 | 1.1× | $44k |
| Alabama | 53,280 | 25.2 | 2.8× | $43k |
| Georgia | 52,020 | 10.6 | 1.2× | $38k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 47,320 | 23.7 | 2.6× | $48k |
| North Carolina | 46,670 | 9.4 | 1.1× | $40k |
| Wisconsin | 46,360 | 15.8 | 1.7× | $46k |
| Minnesota | 44,810 | 15.2 | 1.7× | $47k |
| South Carolina | 42,150 | 18.3 | 2.0× | $46k |
| Florida | 42,060 | 4.2 | 0.5× | $38k |
| New York | 33,180 | 3.4 | 0.4× | $45k |
| Missouri | 32,850 | 11.2 | 1.2× | $46k |
| Arizona | 23,540 | 7.3 | 0.8× | $45k |
| New Jersey | 22,270 | 5.2 | 0.6× | $38k |
| Virginia | 21,750 | 5.3 | 0.6× | $45k |
| Iowa | 19,540 | 12.5 | 1.4× | $49k |
| Utah | 19,110 | 11.0 | 1.2× | $44k |
| Washington | 16,990 | 4.8 | 0.5× | $48k |
| Mississippi | 16,800 | 14.4 | 1.6× | $39k |
| Kansas | 13,830 | 9.6 | 1.1× | $45k |
| Arkansas | 12,460 | 9.6 | 1.1× | $37k |
| Oklahoma | 11,920 | 7.0 | 0.8× | $41k |
| Massachusetts | 11,600 | 3.2 | 0.3× | $47k |
| Nevada | 11,290 | 7.3 | 0.8× | $49k |
| Oregon | 11,120 | 5.7 | 0.6× | $47k |
| Connecticut | 10,850 | 6.4 | 0.7× | $45k |
| Colorado | 9,180 | 3.2 | 0.3× | $46k |
| Nebraska | 7,240 | 7.1 | 0.8× | $45k |
| Maryland | 6,880 | 2.5 | 0.3× | $45k |
| New Hampshire | 6,130 | 9.0 | 1.0× | $47k |
| Idaho | 5,890 | 6.9 | 0.8× | $44k |
| North Dakota | 4,410 | 10.3 | 1.1× | $47k |
| South Dakota | 3,960 | 8.7 | 1.0× | $43k |
| Maine | 3,910 | 6.1 | 0.7× | $46k |
| West Virginia | 3,480 | 5.0 | 0.6× | $40k |
| Louisiana | 3,400 | 1.8 | 0.2× | $45k |
| Rhode Island | 2,790 | 5.6 | 0.6× | $41k |
| New Mexico | 1,550 | 1.8 | 0.2× | $39k |
| Montana | 1,510 | 3.0 | 0.3× | $45k |
| Vermont | 1,380 | 4.5 | 0.5× | $44k |
| Delaware | 1,210 | 2.5 | 0.3× | $44k |
| Wyoming | 1,200 | 4.3 | 0.5× | $41k |
| Hawaii | 420 | 0.7 | 0.1× | $50k |
| Alaska | 220 | 0.7 | 0.1× | $49k |
| Washington DC | 80 | 0.1 | 0.0× | $50k |
Top metro areas
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI55,100 jobs · $49k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN47,970 jobs · $44k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA33,310 jobs · $46k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX31,310 jobs · $38k median
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI29,570 jobs · $47k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ26,880 jobs · $40k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA22,970 jobs · $39k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX21,170 jobs · $38k median
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Explore Assemblers & Fabricators, Misc. interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.