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 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	110	16	$22.99/hr	$18.94/hr	$19.66/hr	$22.20/hr	$24.28/hr	$29.36/hr

Leading Industries for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction	110	$28.40/hr
Manufacturing	1,200	$23.11/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	30	$28.92/hr
Professional and Business Services	30	$30.31/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	30	$22.66/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	30	$23.80/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	50	$23.08/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	50	$23.11/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	60	$22.59/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	70	$22.41/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	70	$21.88/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	80	$22.73/hr	-11.1%
Southwest Balance of State	100	$18.94/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	110	$22.20/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	110	$22.20/hr	-10.7%
Southeast Minnesota	120	$22.11/hr	-11.1%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	130	$23.02/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	130	$26.70/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	140	$20.21/hr	-13.9%
Central Minnesota	300	$25.63/hr	-11.0%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	600	$23.55/hr	-10.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	770	$23.74/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,370	$23.32/hr	-11.9%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change -
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	210	$43.37/hr	N/A
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	N/A	N/A	7.4%
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	710	$45.83/hr	N/A

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.