Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2003

51-2022 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Assemble or modify electrical or electronic equipment, such as computers, test equipment telemetering systems, electric motors, and batteries.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
245,700 2.2 % $12.20 $25,380 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.85 $9.33 $11.28 $14.13 $17.77
Annual Wage (2) $16,330 $19,410 $23,470 $29,380 $36,960

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Semiconductor and electronic component mfg. 57,770 $11.56 $24,030 1 53
Electronic instrument manufacturing 27,210 $13.06 $27,170 2 36
Electrical equipment manufacturing 24,960 $13.03 $27,110 3 37
Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. 24,890 $13.13 $27,310 4 35
Communications equipment manufacturing 19,910 $11.87 $24,700 5 49

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Federal government (OES designation) 50 $26.11 $54,300 53 1
Basic chemical manufacturing (6) $25.84 $53,740 (6) 2
Wired telecommunications carriers 40 $22.63 $47,070 57 3
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills (6) $20.93 $43,540 (6) 4
Railroad rolling stock manufacturing (6) $18.00 $37,440 (6) 5

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
South Dakota 2,350 $10.03 $20,860 0.663% 395
New Hampshire 3,680 $12.30 $25,580 0.609% 466
North Dakota 1,400 $10.23 $21,280 0.446% 426
Oregon 6,130 $11.73 $24,400 0.398% 516
Idaho 1,890 $10.99 $22,850 0.334% 455

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Wisconsin 6,680 $13.78 $28,660 0.248% 486
South Carolina 2,720 $13.63 $28,340 0.154% 374
Massachusetts 8,930 $13.53 $28,140 0.281% 555
Arizona 2,290 $13.49 $28,070 0.101% 418
Minnesota 7,450 $13.09 $27,220 0.287% 546

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Nashua, NH PMSA 1,780 $12.74 $26,490 1.912%
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA 1,400 $12.43 $25,840 1.126%
San Jose, CA PMSA 9,710 $14.75 $30,670 1.106%
Lafayette, IN MSA 790 $11.67 $24,260 0.922%
Joplin, MO MSA 660 $10.61 $22,060 0.897%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
San Francisco, CA PMSA 860 $17.83 $37,090 0.088%
Green Bay, WI MSA 110 $17.57 $36,540 0.077%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA (6) $16.34 $34,000 (6)
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA (6) $16.29 $33,880 (6)
Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 100 $15.92 $33,120 0.018%

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These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. 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 mean 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.

(6) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: May 7, 2004