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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota 17034$20.28/hr$0.62/hr$15.82/hr$17.57/hr$20.19/hr$23.36/hr$25.52/hr
Minnesota 740112$21.13/hr$0.63/hr$14.19/hr$16.90/hr$20.13/hr$24.98/hr$29.87/hr
U S 76,8901,845$20.98/hr$0.21/hr$13.44/hr$16.25/hr$19.71/hr$24.46/hr$30.01/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing110$21.07/hr
Other Regional Data For Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 360 $21.85/hr -10.8%
Central Minnesota 170 $20.19/hr -11.0%
Northwest Minnesota 130 $17.93/hr -10.7%
Southwest Minnesota 50 $20.63/hr -13.9%
Northeast Minnesota 20 $23.53/hr -11.1%
Southeast Minnesota 20 $17.69/hr -11.1%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers2,070$22.80/hr8.7%
Carpenters2,020$25.74/hr2.1%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters710$20.08/hr6.1%
Sheet Metal Workers490$25.28/hr2.8%
Tool and Die Makers220$28.00/hr-0.5%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic160$16.33/hr46.3%
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Tasks for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters