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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in Wisconsin

Want to work in Wisconsin as a Structural Metal Fabricator or Fitter? Read this first!

-15% Jobs Projection
$42,760 Median Salary
350 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters Work in Wisconsin?

5,350 people worked as Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in 2018 in this state.

There were 4,880 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 470 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 Wisconsin has more Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters than average.

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Job Projections for Wisconsin

Jobs for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in this state are declining at a rate of 14.9% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Wisconsin Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 350 annual job openings, and a total of 3,480 jobs for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin?

In 2018 wages for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters ranged from $30,920 to $57,320 with $42,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.86 to $27.56. The median hourly rate was $20.56.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $20.4 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.16.

The median salary in Wisconsin is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Wisconsin 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,640 $39,160
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 700 $41,370
Madison, WI 580 $38,640
Green Bay, WI 530 $43,570
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 480 $42,620
Wausau, WI 380 $45,550
Appleton, WI 180 $40,230
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 170 $54,860
Sheboygan, WI 120 $54,990
Eau Claire, WI 80 $46,300
Racine, WI 80 $40,200
Fond du Lac, WI 80 $38,110
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 60 $45,210

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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