Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-2041 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Occupational Description:
Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products. Shipfitters are included in “Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic” (51-4192).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	1,320	194	$25.41/hr	$18.49/hr	$22.52/hr	$24.58/hr	$28.54/hr	$31.76/hr

Leading Industries for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction	60	$25.57/hr
Manufacturing	1,220	$24.54/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	20	$30.18/hr
Professional and Business Services	20	$26.88/hr

Other Regional Data for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	20	$24.93/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	30	$20.73/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	40	$22.61/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	50	$23.26/hr	-10.0%
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	50	$24.05/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	60	$23.98/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	90	$24.11/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	90	$22.33/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	100	$22.52/hr	-10.2%
Northwest Minnesota	130	$22.66/hr	-11.1%
Southwest Minnesota	130	$23.34/hr	-14.4%
Northwest Balance of State	130	$22.66/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	140	$27.47/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	310	$26.15/hr	-9.4%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	570	$24.80/hr	-16.7%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	740	$24.89/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,320	$24.58/hr	-13.5%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	260	$23.32/hr	10.5%
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	N/A	$42.95/hr	N/A
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	440	$45.64/hr	5.1%

Task for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.
Direct welders to build up low spots or short pieces with weld.
Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
Set up face blocks, jigs, and fixtures.
Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes.
Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
Smooth workpiece edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves.
Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
Tack-weld fitted parts together.