Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers

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2021 Workforce
123k
Average Age
44.3
Average Salary
$36,780
Average Male Salary
$40,761
Average Female Salary
$32,484

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Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are most often employed by the Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. industry. The average yearly wage for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers was $36,780 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are Milpitas & San Jose (Northeast) Cities PUMA, CA, Cedar Rapids City PUMA, IA, and Garden Grove City (East) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are San Jose City (East Central) & Alum Rock PUMA, CA, Milpitas & San Jose (Northeast) Cities PUMA, CA, and Laclede, Polk, Benton, Dallas & Hickory Counties PUMA, MO.

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Employment and salary information for the Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers workforce. Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers workforce in 2021 was 123,162 people, of which 48.1% were women and 51.9% were men. Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers are paid most in Smyrna Town & La Vergne City PUMA, TN but are relatively concentrated in San Jose City (East Central) & Alum Rock PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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63,932
Male Workforce
± 6.21k
59,230
Female Workforce
± 5.97k

The Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers workforce in 2021 was 123,162 people (48.1% women and 51.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of −10.7% between 2014 (137,867) and 2021 (123,162).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Rhode Island ($61,692), Washington ($52,571), and New Hampshire ($48,796).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$36,780
AVERAGE WAGE
#404 in the ranking (2021)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers earned an average of $36,780, $22,815 less than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

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0.283
WAGE GINI

In 2021, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.283, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers and on wages for those in the field. Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. is the industry that employs the most Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, by average wage, is Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($79,821).

Occupations by Industries

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123k
2021 Workforce
± 8,613
−0.874%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 9.95%

This graphic shows the share of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers employed by various industries. Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. employs the largest share of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers at 48.9%, followed by Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c. with 40.3% and Household appliance manufacturing with 10.8%.

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Demographic information on Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers in the US. The workforce of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers in 2021 was 123,162 people, with 48.1% woman, and 51.9% men. The average age of male Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers in the workforce is 42 and of female Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers is 46.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers in 2021 was 123,162 people, with 48.1% woman, and 51.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (17,085 people), 50 to 54 years (14,069  people), and 60 to 64 years (13,262 people). Among them they concentrated 36.2% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2021, 21% of Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers workers were Hispanic and 79% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (80.9%), Puerto Rican (12)%, and Salvadoran (7.12)%

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Races

In 2021, 54.2% of the Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers workforce were White, of which 44.6% were women and 55.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (19.4%) and Black (12.6%).

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Data on higher education choices for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Engineering Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Operation Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

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The most common majors achieved by Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,147 people), Engineering (1,227 people), and Social Sciences (859 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers workers were High School or Equivalent (56,136 people), Some college (26,945 people), and Secondary Education (12,373 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Monitoring, Critical Thinking.

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