Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2003

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 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)
50,410 5.2 % $16.31 $33,920 2.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.00 $11.34 $15.58 $21.73 $25.44
Annual Wage (2) $18,710 $23,590 $32,400 $45,190 $52,920

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
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 12,000 $16.58 $34,490 1 7
Turbine and power transmission equipment mfg. 10,420 $16.00 $33,280 2 11
Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg. 3,700 $16.22 $33,730 3 9
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing 3,420 $14.60 $30,370 4 18
Electrical equipment manufacturing 1,850 $15.28 $31,780 5 15

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Spectator sports (6) $34.10 $70,920 (6) 1
Steel product mfg. from purchased steel (6) $18.42 $38,320 (6) 2
Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg. 40 $17.52 $36,450 24 3
Grocery stores 90 $17.44 $36,270 22 4
Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers 30 $16.93 $35,220 25 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
Indiana 6,370 $19.74 $41,050 0.223% 229
Wisconsin 3,300 $16.31 $33,930 0.123% 382
South Dakota 370 $11.87 $24,690 0.104% 307
Tennessee 2,360 $17.11 $35,590 0.090% 291
South Carolina 1,180 $15.47 $32,180 0.067% 300

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Ohio 2,580 $21.16 $44,000 0.048% 229
Louisiana 340 $21.13 $43,950 0.018% 168
Indiana 6,370 $19.74 $41,050 0.223% 229
Iowa 370 $19.34 $40,230 0.026% 203
Arizona (6) $18.06 $37,550 (6) 258

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
Nashville, TN MSA 1,270 $20.42 $42,480 0.193%
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 310 $14.88 $30,950 0.157%
Rockford, IL MSA 220 $14.74 $30,650 0.131%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA 1,030 $15.87 $33,000 0.126%
Fort Wayne, IN MSA 320 $14.54 $30,250 0.124%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA (6) $23.08 $48,020 (6)
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA 540 $22.08 $45,930 0.050%
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA (6) $21.84 $45,430 (6)
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA (6) $20.55 $42,750 (6)
Nashville, TN MSA 1,270 $20.42 $42,480 0.193%

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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