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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in New Jersey

Get the information you need to know about working as a Structural Metal Fabricator or Fitter.

-6% Jobs Projection
$44,000 Median Salary
80 Job Openings

While jobs for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in New Jersey are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in New Jersey is expected to decrease.

  • Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in New Jersey earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters Work in New Jersey?

In New Jersey, there were 750 people working as Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in the year 2018.

There were 720 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,000 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters working in it, which means New Jersey has fewer Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in this state are declining at a rate of 6.3% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 80 annual job openings, and a total of 750 jobs for New Jersey Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,500 annual jobs and 65,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters ranged from $30,320 to $81,540 with $44,000 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.58 to $39.2. The median hourly rate was $21.15.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $21.99 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.84.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,570 $43,920
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,390 $44,060
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 350 $39,840
Trenton, NJ 40 n/a

Top States for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters Employment

The table below shows the states where most Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 7,690 $39,830
California 5,990 $37,930
Wisconsin 5,350 $42,760
Pennsylvania 4,070 $40,730
Florida 3,690 $36,300
Ohio 3,490 $35,950
Alabama 2,900 $38,930
Michigan 2,500 $42,880
Virginia 2,170 $41,170
Tennessee 2,160 $36,360
North Carolina 1,950 $37,150
Oregon 1,910 $42,070
Georgia 1,880 $34,770
Kansas 1,840 $42,730
Louisiana 1,800 $44,030
New York 1,760 $45,870
Indiana 1,690 $36,450
Washington 1,590 $42,840
Colorado 1,480 $39,390
Arizona 1,360 $33,790

Below are the states where Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $52,670
New York $45,870
Delaware $45,750
Vermont $45,460
New Hampshire $44,910
Maryland $44,710
Hawaii $44,700
Louisiana $44,030
New Jersey $44,000
Michigan $42,880

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