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
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 360102$22.67/hr$0.84/hr$15.01/hr$17.35/hr$21.85/hr$27.86/hr$31.32/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
Professional and Business Services100$18.24/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities90$20.07/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%
Northeast Minnesota 20 $23.53/hr -10.0%
Southeast Minnesota 20 $17.69/hr -10.2%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Carpenters10,190$30.29/hr4.9%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers3,730$24.44/hr2.4%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters1,550$21.30/hr3.5%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians1,530$36.00/hr3.4%
Sheet Metal Workers1,490$34.41/hr3.0%
Tool and Die Makers1,210$28.16/hr-1.2%
Foundry Mold and Coremakers260$21.57/hr-19.5%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic130$15.20/hr3.5%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic100$19.02/hr-13.3%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble SettersN/A$27.55/hrN/A
Tasks for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters