The median annual wage for assemblers and fabricators was $30,080 in May 2015. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $19,480, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $51,330.

Median annual wages for assemblers and fabricators in May 2015 were as follows:

Wages vary by industry, geographic region, skill, education level, and complexity of the machinery operated.

Most assemblers and fabricators are employed full time, sometimes working evenings and weekends.

Union Membership

Compared with workers in all occupations, engine and other machine assemblers and structural metal fabricators and fitters had a higher percentage of workers who belonged to a union in 2014.