Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
SOC 51-2028 · 2024-2034
Shrinking -3.7%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $49,177per year
- Projected openings
- 38,320
- Projected change
- -3.7%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $60,327 | 440 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $57,947 | 1,170 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $54,195 | 4,490 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $52,868 | 50 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $51,288 | 360 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $50,858 | 640 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $50,550 | 110 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $50,098 | 150 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $50,088 | 60 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $49,688 | 9,640 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $49,216 | 50 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $49,103 | 5,280 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $48,611 | 50 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $48,508 | 1,310 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $47,236 | 1,020 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $46,497 | 50 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $46,142 | 7,130 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $45,635 | 300 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $44,856 | 210 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $40,820 | 6,530 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $40,208 | 120 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $39,356 | 2,090 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $36,576 | 40 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 50 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $38,438
- A quarter earn under
- $41,854
- Half earn under
- $49,177
- Three quarters earn under
- $61,860
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $76,701
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Related work
Occupations in the same family as this one, ordered by projected openings. Related by how the job classification groups them, not by a claim that the skills transfer.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | $48,809 | 107,200 | +1.4% |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $55,539 | 72,700 | 0% |
| Bakers | $44,104 | 52,930 | +8.8% |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | $45,024 | 51,810 | +4.1% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $78,593 | 48,550 | +1.6% |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | $38,652 | 36,380 | +8.5% |