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
Northwest Minnesota 13015$18.48/hr$0.96/hr$12.14/hr$15.29/hr$17.93/hr$21.57/hr$24.82/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$17.62/hr
Other Regional Data For Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 360 $21.85/hr -16.7%
Central Minnesota 170 $20.19/hr -9.4%
Northwest Minnesota 130 $17.93/hr -11.1%
Southwest Minnesota 50 $20.63/hr -14.4%
Southeast Minnesota 20 $17.69/hr -10.2%
Northeast Minnesota 20 $23.53/hr -10.0%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Carpenters1,630$19.46/hr3.3%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers1,580$21.10/hr9.1%
Tool and Die Makers240$27.64/hr8.5%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters220$18.29/hr6.0%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic200$14.71/hrN/A
Sheet Metal Workers130$32.50/hr6.3%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians30$22.32/hr6.1%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble SettersN/A$17.34/hrN/A
Foundry Mold and CoremakersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters