Production
Electrical Assemblers
SOC 51-2028
Assemble electrical and electronic components and devices.
The job
Median pay
$46k
$38k to $52k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+5.0% projected
Openings a year
26k
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 · 34th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
45/100
Key skills
- Soldering
- Wiring
- Detail
- Steady hands
- Following specs
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. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 37,660 | 2.1 | 1.3× | $48k |
| Texas | 15,440 | 1.1 | 0.7× | $44k |
| Illinois | 13,550 | 2.2 | 1.4× | $42k |
| Pennsylvania | 13,440 | 2.2 | 1.4× | $46k |
| New York | 12,700 | 1.3 | 0.8× | $45k |
| Massachusetts | 11,580 | 3.2 | 2.0× | $47k |
| Ohio | 10,670 | 1.9 | 1.2× | $47k |
| Florida | 9,100 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $39k |
| Wisconsin | 8,700 | 3.0 | 1.9× | $45k |
| Indiana | 8,220 | 2.6 | 1.6× | $43k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 7,270 | 1.7 | 1.0× | $44k |
| North Carolina | 6,780 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $45k |
| Minnesota | 6,750 | 2.3 | 1.4× | $48k |
| New Jersey | 6,300 | 1.5 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Georgia | 6,190 | 1.3 | 0.8× | $43k |
| Washington | 6,160 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $52k |
| Alabama | 4,960 | 2.3 | 1.5× | $38k |
| Virginia | 4,930 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $45k |
| South Carolina | 4,670 | 2.0 | 1.3× | $46k |
| Arizona | 4,650 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Colorado | 4,300 | 1.5 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Iowa | 4,000 | 2.6 | 1.6× | $45k |
| Connecticut | 3,580 | 2.1 | 1.3× | $45k |
| Oregon | 3,530 | 1.8 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Missouri | 3,120 | 1.1 | 0.7× | $47k |
| Kansas | 3,110 | 2.2 | 1.4× | $44k |
| New Hampshire | 2,930 | 4.3 | 2.7× | $49k |
| Oklahoma | 2,840 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $41k |
| Utah | 2,220 | 1.3 | 0.8× | $47k |
| Kentucky | 2,020 | 1.0 | 0.6× | $47k |
| Tennessee | 1,980 | 0.6 | 0.4× | $42k |
| Mississippi | 1,620 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $43k |
| Arkansas | 1,500 | 1.2 | 0.7× | $46k |
| Nevada | 1,470 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $37k |
| Idaho | 1,430 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $40k |
| Maryland | 1,050 | 0.4 | 0.2× | $48k |
| South Dakota | 980 | 2.1 | 1.4× | $43k |
| Rhode Island | 820 | 1.6 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Nebraska | 810 | 0.8 | 0.5× | $47k |
| Delaware | 610 | 1.3 | 0.8× | $48k |
| Maine | 580 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $47k |
| West Virginia | 560 | 0.8 | 0.5× | $40k |
| New Mexico | 540 | 0.6 | 0.4× | $37k |
| Vermont | 460 | 1.5 | 0.9× | $49k |
| North Dakota | 450 | 1.0 | 0.7× | $43k |
| Hawaii | 393 | 0.6 | 0.4× | $48k~ |
| Louisiana | 380 | 0.2 | 0.1× | $38k |
| Alaska | 267 | 0.8 | 0.5× | $53k~ |
| Montana | 190 | 0.4 | 0.2× | $48k |
| Washington DC | 144 | 0.2 | 0.1× | $58k~ |
| Wyoming | 120 | 0.4 | 0.3× | $46k |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA13,740 jobs · $46k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN9,750 jobs · $41k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH9,530 jobs · $48k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ8,760 jobs · $47k median
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA7,320 jobs · $55k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX5,420 jobs · $46k median
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI4,720 jobs · $48k median
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA4,650 jobs · $48k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Electrical Assemblers 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.