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Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Assemblers And Fabricators relative to the population of the city, as of 2008.
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| Metro Area | Jobs | Salary (2008) | Relative Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
ALABAMA | |||
| Decatur | 180 | $19,940 | 2 |
| Montgomery | 540 | $18,700 | 1.8 |
| Gadsden | 80 | $17,030 | 1.5 |
| Mobile | 380 | $32,290 | 1.2 |
| Huntsville | 380 | $31,290 | 1 |
| Dothan | 80 | $19,900 | 0.8 |
| Auburn | 50 | $24,270 | 0.7 |
| Birmingham | 510 | $23,580 | 0.5 |
ALASKA | |||
| Anchorage | 60 | $26,500 | 0.2 |
ARIZONA | |||
| Kingman | 100 | $22,760 | 1.2 |
| Phoenix | 2,250 | $25,570 | 0.6 |
| Tucson | 210 | $24,480 | 0.3 |
| Yuma | 30 | $20,050 | 0.3 |
| Prescott | 30 | $28,120 | 0.3 |
ARKANSAS | |||
| Jonesboro | 620 | $20,770 | 7.7 |
| Little Rock | 880 | $33,270 | 1.4 |
| Hot Springs | 60 | $26,900 | 1 |
| Fayetteville | 180 | $23,550 | 0.5 |
CALIFORNIA | |||
| Oxnard | 1,120 | $28,980 | 2 |
| Santa Ana | 5,160 | $23,700 | 1.8 |
| Oakland | 3,460 | $30,490 | 1.8 |
| Fresno | 980 | $22,890 | 1.6 |
| San Diego | 3,260 | $29,420 | 1.3 |
| Riverside | 3,110 | $24,110 | 1.3 |
| Santa Cruz | 190 | $30,190 | 1.3 |
| San Jose | 2,110 | $29,860 | 1.2 |
| Chico | 120 | $26,410 | 1 |
| Stockton | 370 | $25,230 | 1 |
| Merced | 80 | $24,290 | 0.8 |
| Visalia | 180 | $24,250 | 0.8 |
| Vallejo | 130 | $30,720 | 0.6 |
| San Francisco | 1,070 | $31,940 | 0.6 |
| San Luis Obispo | 90 | $32,300 | 0.5 |
| Salinas | 130 | $27,830 | 0.5 |
| Redding | 50 | $26,730 | 0.4 |
| Santa Barbara | 130 | $30,760 | 0.4 |
| Sacramento | 680 | $31,880 | 0.4 |
| Santa Rosa | 130 | $32,690 | 0.4 |
| Napa | 40 | $22,750 | 0.4 |
| Bakersfield | 180 | $27,680 | 0.4 |
COLORADO | |||
| Colorado Springs | 580 | $26,790 | 1.3 |
| Denver | 1,930 | $26,960 | 0.8 |
| Boulder | 200 | $29,050 | 0.7 |
| Pueblo | 40 | $21,330 | 0.5 |
CONNECTICUT | |||
| Hartford | 1,120 | $32,720 | 1 |
| Danbury | 110 | $27,540 | 0.9 |
| Bridgeport | 490 | $30,930 | 0.6 |
| Norwich | 100 | $28,390 | 0.5 |
| New Haven | 190 | $31,030 | 0.4 |
DELAWARE | |||
| Dover | 190 | $32,890 | 2.1 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | |||
| Washington | 1,360 | $27,170 | 0.3 |
FLORIDA | |||
| Ocala | 620 | $25,230 | 3.8 |
| Sebastian | 180 | $28,990 | 2.3 |
| Tampa | 2,990 | $21,580 | 1.3 |
| Palm Bay | 460 | $26,740 | 1.3 |
| Deltona | 350 | $23,650 | 1.3 |
| Orlando | 2,110 | $26,730 | 1.1 |
| Sarasota | 450 | $27,200 | 0.9 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 1,060 | $23,190 | 0.8 |
| West Palm Beach | 740 | $21,740 | 0.7 |
| Naples | 140 | $24,760 | 0.7 |
| Port St. Lucie | 140 | $24,880 | 0.6 |
| Lakeland | 210 | $23,730 | 0.6 |
| Miami | 1,080 | $24,170 | 0.6 |
| Jacksonville | 590 | $23,180 | 0.5 |
| Fort Walton Beach | 60 | $28,490 | 0.5 |
| Panama City | 50 | $21,990 | 0.4 |
| Tallahassee | 60 | $24,330 | 0.2 |
| Gainesville | 30 | $24,410 | 0.1 |
GEORGIA | |||
| Gainesville | 70 | $28,810 | 0.6 |
| Macon | 80 | $20,290 | 0.5 |
| Dalton | 40 | $23,980 | 0.3 |
| Augusta | 100 | 0.3 | |
HAWAII | |||
| Honolulu | 460 | $26,920 | 0.6 |
IDAHO | |||
| Lewiston | 50 | $32,480 | 1.5 |
| Boise | 690 | $39,790 | 1.4 |
ILLINOIS | |||
| Decatur | 1,810 | $42,790 | 23.8 |
| Rockford | 700 | $33,970 | 2.6 |
| Chicago | 10,020 | $30,490 | 1.4 |
| Bloomington | 60 | $29,050 | 0.5 |
INDIANA | |||
| Elkhart | 1,570 | $33,020 | 6.9 |
| Fort Wayne | 2,310 | 6 | |
| Michigan City | 180 | $21,780 | 2.6 |
| Lafayette | 280 | $29,880 | 2.2 |
| Indianapolis | 3,010 | $36,020 | 1.8 |
| Columbus | 110 | $36,360 | 1.6 |
| Evansville | 480 | $24,630 | 1.5 |
| South Bend | 270 | $22,400 | 1.1 |
| Gary | 480 | $27,660 | 0.9 |
| Bloomington | 100 | $21,740 | 0.9 |
| Muncie | 50 | $24,410 | 0.7 |
| Terre Haute | 60 | $23,410 | 0.5 |
IOWA | |||
| Dubuque | 180 | $30,430 | 2.1 |
| Waterloo | 210 | $25,930 | 1.4 |
| Des Moines | 860 | $27,040 | 1.4 |
| Davenport | 390 | $26,880 | 1.2 |
| Cedar Rapids | 240 | $29,630 | 1 |
| Sioux City | 70 | $24,770 | 0.6 |
KANSAS | |||
| Topeka | 160 | $28,710 | 0.8 |
| Lawrence | 50 | $24,040 | 0.7 |
| Wichita | 290 | $38,380 | 0.5 |
KENTUCKY | |||
| Louisville | 6,440 | $44,320 | 5.6 |
| Bowling Green | 490 | 5.2 | |
| Elizabethtown | 150 | $19,840 | 2.1 |
| Owensboro | 130 | $21,470 | 1.7 |
LOUISIANA | |||
| Houma | 90 | $22,950 | 0.5 |
| New Orleans | 510 | $36,480 | 0.5 |
| Lake Charles | 30 | 0.2 | |
| Baton Rouge | 120 | $21,510 | 0.2 |
MAINE | |||
| Lewiston | 130 | $21,270 | 1.6 |
| Portland | 300 | $25,290 | 0.8 |
| Bangor | 70 | $21,670 | 0.7 |
MARYLAND | |||
| Baltimore | 1,280 | $28,300 | 0.5 |
| Bethesda | 230 | $29,330 | 0.2 |
MASSACHUSETTS | |||
| Haverhill | 290 | $25,920 | 2.2 |
| Worcester | 830 | $25,570 | 1.8 |
| New Bedford | 190 | $18,760 | 1.8 |
| Lawrence | 110 | $24,510 | 1.2 |
| Springfield | 480 | $23,470 | 0.9 |
| Pittsfield | 40 | $29,950 | 0.8 |
| Brockton | 110 | $30,670 | 0.7 |
| Framingham | 200 | $29,200 | 0.7 |
| Lowell | 120 | $32,810 | 0.6 |
| Boston | 980 | $27,780 | 0.3 |
MICHIGAN | |||
| Holland | 1,940 | 11 | |
| Kalamazoo | 1,280 | $24,570 | 5.3 |
| Bay City | 250 | $20,550 | 4.6 |
| Warren | 9,930 | $51,410 | 4.6 |
| Niles | 430 | $28,790 | 4.2 |
| Muskegon | 320 | $26,000 | 3.2 |
| Grand Rapids | 1,930 | $28,860 | 2.7 |
| Ann Arbor | 580 | $37,420 | 2 |
| Jackson | 150 | $28,160 | 1.8 |
| Monroe | 90 | $34,980 | 1.4 |
| Saginaw | 60 | $24,530 | 0.5 |
MINNESOTA | |||
| St. Cloud | 440 | $24,850 | 2.5 |
| Rochester | 290 | $24,970 | 1.8 |
| Minneapolis | 5,140 | $33,230 | 1.5 |
| Duluth | 210 | 0.9 | |
MISSISSIPPI | |||
| Hattiesburg | 30 | $18,660 | 0.3 |
MISSOURI | |||
| Kansas City | 4,390 | 2.3 | |
| St. Joseph | 180 | $20,960 | 2.2 |
| St. Louis | 5,180 | 2 | |
| Springfield | 410 | $21,450 | 1.2 |
| Joplin | 60 | $24,500 | 0.4 |
MONTANA | |||
| Billings | 30 | $22,530 | 0.2 |
NEBRASKA | |||
| Lincoln | 170 | $23,140 | 0.6 |
| Omaha | 450 | $27,760 | 0.5 |
NEVADA | |||
| Carson City | 90 | $25,840 | 2.2 |
| Reno | 390 | $26,220 | 1 |
| Las Vegas | 630 | $26,230 | 0.4 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | |||
| Rochester | 420 | $24,170 | 4.5 |
| Nashua | 1,000 | $28,890 | 4.1 |
| Portsmouth | 150 | $26,140 | 1.6 |
| Manchester | 200 | $25,330 | 1.1 |
NEW JERSEY | |||
| Camden | 1,400 | $34,180 | 1.4 |
| Atlantic City | 370 | $36,600 | 1.4 |
| Edison | 2,250 | $26,270 | 1.2 |
| Newark | 1,500 | $29,810 | 0.8 |
| Trenton | 160 | $27,270 | 0.4 |
NEW MEXICO | |||
| Santa Fe | 100 | $30,970 | 0.9 |
| Albuquerque | 270 | $23,080 | 0.4 |
NEW YORK | |||
| Rochester | 820 | $21,120 | 0.9 |
| Binghamton | 110 | $17,340 | 0.6 |
| Kingston | 50 | $20,020 | 0.5 |
| Poughkeepsie | 200 | 0.5 | |
| New York | 4,140 | $30,360 | 0.4 |
| Nassau | 930 | $30,350 | 0.4 |
| Syracuse | 180 | $25,570 | 0.3 |
NORTH CAROLINA | |||
| Asheville | 350 | $20,980 | 1.1 |
| Charlotte | 1,390 | $41,010 | 0.8 |
| Jacksonville | 40 | $19,740 | 0.6 |
| Hickory | 160 | $23,090 | 0.5 |
| Raleigh | 310 | $24,590 | 0.3 |
| Winston-Salem | 100 | $25,450 | 0.3 |
| Durham | 60 | $21,300 | 0.1 |
OHIO | |||
| Dayton | 1,820 | 2.5 | |
| Columbus | 4,190 | $29,280 | 2.4 |
| Sandusky | 130 | $49,590 | 2.4 |
| Cleveland | 4,120 | 2.1 | |
| Akron | 1,030 | $27,470 | 1.7 |
| Mansfield | 120 | $34,710 | 1.4 |
| Canton | 420 | $26,430 | 1.3 |
| Cincinnati | 2,450 | $28,850 | 1.3 |
OKLAHOMA | |||
| Tulsa | 200 | $32,460 | 0.2 |
OREGON | |||
| Bend | 260 | $28,570 | 2.3 |
| Eugene | 580 | $24,900 | 2.2 |
| Portland | 3,880 | $32,250 | 2 |
| Salem | 460 | $23,710 | 1.7 |
| Medford | 190 | $26,600 | 1.3 |
PENNSYLVANIA | |||
| Lancaster | 620 | $29,010 | 1.4 |
| Reading | 340 | $22,850 | 1.2 |
| Allentown | 550 | $29,800 | 0.9 |
| York | 200 | $27,640 | 0.6 |
| Harrisburg | 230 | $37,780 | 0.4 |
| Philadelphia | 1,030 | $28,860 | 0.3 |
| Pittsburgh | 600 | $27,220 | 0.3 |
RHODE ISLAND | |||
| Providence | 1,150 | $19,620 | 1.1 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | |||
| Sumter | 50 | $23,660 | 0.9 |
| Greenville | 410 | $24,130 | 0.7 |
| Florence | 70 | $19,860 | 0.5 |
| Anderson | 40 | $28,360 | 0.4 |
| Columbia | 220 | $26,730 | 0.3 |
| Charleston | 110 | $26,260 | 0.2 |
| Spartanburg | 40 | $28,820 | 0.2 |
TENNESSEE | |||
| Morristown | 500 | 6.6 | |
| Jackson | 620 | $26,490 | 6.5 |
| Cleveland | 260 | $24,420 | 4.7 |
| Johnson City | 580 | $17,510 | 4.6 |
| Knoxville | 1,760 | $29,010 | 2.8 |
| Memphis | 1,790 | $21,840 | 1.5 |
| Kingsport | 240 | $23,460 | 1.2 |
| Chattanooga | 460 | $26,370 | 1.1 |
| Clarksville | 110 | $29,700 | 0.9 |
TEXAS | |||
| Fort Worth | 3,080 | 1.9 | |
| Waco | 220 | $21,390 | 1.3 |
| Dallas | 4,800 | $21,090 | 1.2 |
| Texarkana | 90 | $25,530 | 1 |
| El Paso | 360 | $20,780 | 0.7 |
| Killeen | 150 | $21,290 | 0.7 |
| Austin | 1,010 | $21,580 | 0.7 |
| Tyler | 110 | $17,040 | 0.7 |
| Abilene | 70 | $20,310 | 0.7 |
| San Angelo | 40 | $17,450 | 0.6 |
| Houston | 2,780 | $21,790 | 0.6 |
| Beaumont | 130 | $26,550 | 0.5 |
| Midland | 40 | $20,300 | 0.4 |
| Corpus Christi | 90 | $18,400 | 0.3 |
| Laredo | 30 | $18,620 | 0.2 |
| Longview | 30 | $16,080 | 0.2 |
| McAllen | 70 | $17,240 | 0.2 |
UTAH | |||
| Logan | 180 | $21,920 | 2.4 |
| St. George | 120 | $25,180 | 1.5 |
| Ogden | 420 | $23,300 | 1.2 |
| Provo | 330 | $25,670 | 1.1 |
| Salt Lake City | 720 | $24,460 | 0.6 |
VERMONT | |||
| Burlington | 250 | $23,970 | 1.3 |
VIRGINIA | |||
| Roanoke | 790 | $23,770 | 2.8 |
| Lynchburg | 420 | $24,830 | 2.4 |
| Winchester | 90 | $26,380 | 1.1 |
| Richmond | 1,130 | $24,030 | 1 |
| Virginia Beach | 1,370 | 1 | |
| Harrisonburg | 70 | $21,390 | 0.8 |
| Charlottesville | 70 | $25,720 | 0.4 |
WASHINGTON | |||
| Seattle | 3,740 | $30,880 | 1.4 |
| Yakima | 170 | $21,810 | 1.2 |
| Bellingham | 160 | $31,050 | 1.2 |
| Spokane | 390 | $25,530 | 1 |
| Tacoma | 500 | $25,810 | 1 |
| Longview | 30 | $26,890 | 0.6 |
| Kennewick | 80 | $23,200 | 0.5 |
| Olympia | 70 | $26,720 | 0.4 |
| Bremerton | 60 | $25,040 | 0.4 |
WEST VIRGINIA | |||
| Huntington | 300 | $18,540 | 1.5 |
| Parkersburg | 90 | $22,170 | 0.8 |
| Wheeling | 40 | $23,780 | 0.4 |
WISCONSIN | |||
| Fond du Lac | 230 | 3.3 | |
| Sheboygan | 250 | $31,160 | 2.7 |
| Green Bay | 650 | $26,640 | 2.2 |
| Eau Claire | 270 | $21,560 | 2.1 |
| Milwaukee | 2,030 | $36,840 | 1.3 |
| Madison | 700 | $28,450 | 1.1 |
| La Crosse | 70 | $33,620 | 0.6 |
WYOMING | |||
| Cheyenne | 180 | $26,630 | 2.6 |
| Casper | 30 | $24,690 | 0.5 |
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Industries representing at least 1% of total jobs for the occupation.
| Industry | Jobs | Percent | Salary (2008) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive And Vehicle Manufacturing | 95,390 | 31% | $54,350 |
| Office Services And Staffing | 53,260 | 17% | $20,040 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 20,220 | 6% | $26,710 |
| Machinery | 19,190 | 6% | $30,170 |
| Metal Products | 16,370 | 5% | $27,100 |
| Furniture | 9,990 | 3% | $25,650 |
| Electronics And Computer | 9,010 | 2% | $27,620 |
| Wood Products Manufacturing | 8,930 | 2% | $24,930 |
| Electrical Appliance | 8,900 | 2% | $28,110 |
| Plastics And Rubber | 7,080 | 2% | $22,860 |
| Durable Goods Wholesale | 7,080 | 2% | $26,330 |
| Social Service | 6,100 | 2% | $16,640 |
| Professional And Technical Services | 5,530 | 1% | $27,270 |
| Furniture Stores | 4,910 | 1% | $24,330 |
| Hardware And Garden Stores | 3,800 | 1% | $23,420 |
| Chemicals | 3,200 | 1% | $24,920 |
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