How much do miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators make in Niles, MI?

What the Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median says in Niles, MI

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median in Niles, MI at $37,970 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 51-2090 and BLS area 35660.

BLS lists 980 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $40,800 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Niles, MI's Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median is 15.0% below the U.S. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median of $44,650 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 51-2090 with area 35660

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-2090 and area 35660. SOC 51-2090 names Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Area 35660 names Niles, MI. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 51-2090/35660 row has 980 wage and salary jobs. There are 16.3 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.8. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 51-2090/35660, the annual median is $37,970 per year, while the matching mean is $40,800 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 51-2090/35660 10th percentile: $33,280 per year.
• 51-2090/35660 25th percentile: $33,330 per year.
• 51-2090/35660 median: $37,970 per year.
• 51-2090/35660 75th percentile: $46,570 per year.
• 51-2090/35660 90th percentile: $54,300 per year.
• 51-2090/35660 employment RSE: 5.8%. Mean-wage RSE: 1.1%.
• 51-2090/35660 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 35660 facts behind this Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators page

Area 35660 reports 59,970 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $58,170. Its annual median is $45,980. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-2090 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Niles, MI runs from $29,020 at the 10th percentile to $102,130 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,260. The median is $45,980. The 75th percentile is $66,230. This is a place check, not a pay range for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 35660. They do not show related skills or a path into Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 35660. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 1,670. Yearly median: $27,740. Jobs per 1,000: 27.85. Location quotient: 1.12.
• 2. Cashiers. Area: 35660. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 1,610. Yearly median: $29,550. Jobs per 1,000: 26.92. Location quotient: 1.35.
• 3. Retail Salespersons. Area: 35660. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 1,590. Yearly median: $34,170. Jobs per 1,000: 26.44. Location quotient: 1.05.
• 4. Waiters and Waitresses. Area: 35660. SOC: 35-3031. Jobs: 1,390. Yearly median: $38,130. Jobs per 1,000: 23.2. Location quotient: 1.59.
• 5. Registered Nurses. Area: 35660. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 1,330. Yearly median: Not published. Jobs per 1,000: 22.15. Location quotient: 1.02.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 35660. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 1,200. Yearly median: $34,750. Jobs per 1,000: 20. Location quotient: 1.1.

Read the Niles, MI wage ladder for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

The 10th percentile is $33,280 per year. The 25th percentile is $33,330 per year. The median is $37,970 per year. The 75th percentile is $46,570 per year. The 90th percentile is $54,300 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $33,330 per year to $46,570 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $21,020. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Niles, MI with its state and the U.S.

Niles, MI has a annual median of $37,970 per year. Michigan has $44,690 per year. The U.S. row has $44,650 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Niles, MI is 15.0% below Michigan on the same published median. Niles, MI is 15.0% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Niles, MI sits for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

Niles, MI ranks 310 of 381 among metro areas with a published annual median for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 310 of 381 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 307. Corpus Christi, TX. The Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median is $38,020 per year. BLS estimates 440 jobs. The location quotient is 0.25.
• 308. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL. The Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median is $38,020 per year. BLS estimates 160 jobs. The location quotient is 0.14.
• 309. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL. The Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median is $38,010 per year. BLS estimates 9,800 jobs. The location quotient is 0.38.
• 311. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. The Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median is $37,930 per year. BLS estimates 7,060 jobs. The location quotient is 0.54.
• 312. Bloomington, IN. The Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median is $37,900 per year. BLS estimates 2,270 jobs. The location quotient is 3.43.
• 313. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median is $37,890 per year. BLS estimates 21,170 jobs. The location quotient is 0.71.

Where Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 51-2090, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Lafayette, LA has the highest published median in this set, at $64,950 per year. Niles, MI sits at $37,970 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Lafayette, LA has a Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median of $64,950 per year, or $26,980 above Niles, MI. BLS lists 530 jobs there, compared with 980 in Niles, MI. The location quotient is 0.33.
• 2. Jackson, MS has a Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median of $63,170 per year, or $25,200 above Niles, MI. BLS lists 4,810 jobs there, compared with 980 in Niles, MI. The location quotient is 1.97.
• 3. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN has a Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median of $63,140 per year, or $25,170 above Niles, MI. BLS lists 6,280 jobs there, compared with 980 in Niles, MI. The location quotient is 6.8.
• 4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median of $60,250 per year, or $22,280 above Niles, MI. BLS lists 17,700 jobs there, compared with 980 in Niles, MI. The location quotient is 0.83.
• 5. Lexington-Fayette, KY has a Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median of $59,730 per year, or $21,760 above Niles, MI. BLS lists 8,650 jobs there, compared with 980 in Niles, MI. The location quotient is 3.34.
• 6. Spartanburg, SC has a Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median of $59,300 per year, or $21,330 above Niles, MI. BLS lists 11,790 jobs there, compared with 980 in Niles, MI. The location quotient is 7.9.
• 7. Oshkosh-Neenah, WI has a Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median of $57,260 per year, or $19,290 above Niles, MI. BLS lists 2,040 jobs there, compared with 980 in Niles, MI. The location quotient is 2.41.
• 8. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN has a Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median of $56,400 per year, or $18,430 above Niles, MI. BLS lists 20,770 jobs there, compared with 980 in Niles, MI. The location quotient is 2.09.

Where BLS counts the most Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has the largest published metro job estimate for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in this same-source set, at 55,100 jobs. Niles, MI has 980. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has 55,100 estimated Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs, a gap of 54,120 jobs from Niles, MI. Its median is $49,240 per year, or $11,270 above Niles, MI. Its location quotient is 3.2.
• 2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 47,970 estimated Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs, a gap of 46,990 jobs from Niles, MI. Its median is $43,650 per year, or $5,680 above Niles, MI. Its location quotient is 1.18.
• 3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 33,310 estimated Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs, a gap of 32,330 jobs from Niles, MI. Its median is $46,190 per year, or $8,220 above Niles, MI. Its location quotient is 0.59.
• 4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 31,310 estimated Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs, a gap of 30,330 jobs from Niles, MI. Its median is $38,340 per year, or $370 above Niles, MI. Its location quotient is 0.86.
• 5. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI has 29,570 estimated Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs, a gap of 28,590 jobs from Niles, MI. Its median is $47,200 per year, or $9,230 above Niles, MI. Its location quotient is 1.68.
• 6. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 26,880 estimated Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs, a gap of 25,900 jobs from Niles, MI. Its median is $39,640 per year, or $1,670 above Niles, MI. Its location quotient is 0.31.
• 7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 22,970 estimated Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs, a gap of 21,990 jobs from Niles, MI. Its median is $38,960 per year, or $990 above Niles, MI. Its location quotient is 0.88.
• 8. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 21,170 estimated Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs, a gap of 20,190 jobs from Niles, MI. Its median is $37,890 per year, or $80 below Niles, MI. Its location quotient is 0.71.

Where Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators takes the largest share of local jobs

Elkhart-Goshen, IN has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 16.43. Niles, MI has 1.8. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Elkhart-Goshen, IN has a location quotient of 16.43, a gap of 14.63 from Niles, MI. BLS lists 18,960 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs and a median of $46,960 per year, or $8,990 above Niles, MI.
• 2. Spartanburg, SC has a location quotient of 7.9, a gap of 6.10 from Niles, MI. BLS lists 11,790 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs and a median of $59,300 per year, or $21,330 above Niles, MI.
• 3. Tuscaloosa, AL has a location quotient of 7.47, a gap of 5.67 from Niles, MI. BLS lists 7,320 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs and a median of $53,050 per year, or $15,080 above Niles, MI.
• 4. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN has a location quotient of 6.8, a gap of 5.00 from Niles, MI. BLS lists 6,280 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs and a median of $63,140 per year, or $25,170 above Niles, MI.
• 5. Columbus, IN has a location quotient of 6.62, a gap of 4.82 from Niles, MI. BLS lists 2,980 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs and a median of $46,950 per year, or $8,980 above Niles, MI.
• 6. Aguadilla, PR has a location quotient of 6.49, a gap of 4.69 from Niles, MI. BLS lists 2,860 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs and a median of $24,960 per year, or $13,010 below Niles, MI.
• 7. Battle Creek, MI has a location quotient of 5.5, a gap of 3.70 from Niles, MI. BLS lists 2,710 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs and a median of $49,100 per year, or $11,130 above Niles, MI.
• 8. Montgomery, AL has a location quotient of 4.96, a gap of 3.16 from Niles, MI. BLS lists 7,410 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs and a median of $45,380 per year, or $7,410 above Niles, MI.

How common Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators is in Niles, MI

BLS lists 980 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators jobs in Niles, MI. It also lists 16.3 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.8. A value of 1 means Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators beside other roles in Niles, MI

The all-occupations median in Niles, MI is $45,980 per year. The Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median is $37,970 per year. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators is 17.4% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Niles, MI. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Niles, MI median of $38,130 per year. BLS lists 1,390 jobs and a location quotient of 1.59.
• 2. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Niles, MI median of $37,790 per year. BLS lists 690 jobs and a location quotient of 0.61.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Niles, MI median of $37,290 per year. BLS lists 610 jobs and a location quotient of 1.29.
• 4. Bartenders, SOC 35-3011, has a Niles, MI median of $38,970 per year. BLS lists 520 jobs and a location quotient of 1.78.
• 5. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, SOC 37-3011, has a Niles, MI median of $36,970 per year. BLS lists 640 jobs and a location quotient of 1.74.
• 6. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Niles, MI median of $36,610 per year. BLS lists 840 jobs and a location quotient of 1.55.
• 7. Security Guards, SOC 33-9032, has a Niles, MI median of $35,690 per year. BLS lists 740 jobs and a location quotient of 1.49.
• 8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Niles, MI median of $35,570 per year. BLS lists 1,020 jobs and a location quotient of 1.2.

The largest detailed roles in Niles, MI

Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Niles, MI table, at 1,670 jobs. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has 980 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 59,970. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 1,670 jobs in Niles, MI, a gap of 690 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its median is $27,740 per year, or $10,230 below Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 1.12.
• 2. Cashiers has 1,610 jobs in Niles, MI, a gap of 630 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its median is $29,550 per year, or $8,420 below Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 1.35.
• 3. Retail Salespersons has 1,590 jobs in Niles, MI, a gap of 610 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its median is $34,170 per year, or $3,800 below Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 1.05.
• 4. Waiters and Waitresses has 1,390 jobs in Niles, MI, a gap of 410 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its median is $38,130 per year, or $160 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 1.59.
• 5. Registered Nurses has 1,330 jobs in Niles, MI, a gap of 350 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its median is Not published, or not available. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers has 1,200 jobs in Niles, MI, a gap of 220 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its median is $34,750 per year, or $3,220 below Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 1.1.
• 7. General and Operations Managers has 1,100 jobs in Niles, MI, a gap of 120 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its median is $85,850 per year, or $47,880 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 0.82.
• 8. Office Clerks, General has 1,040 jobs in Niles, MI, a gap of 60 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its median is $42,180 per year, or $4,210 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 1.09.

Published role medians around Niles, MI

Mechanical Engineers has the highest published median in the bounded Niles, MI role table, at $106,320 per year. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has $37,970 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $45,980 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Mechanical Engineers has a median of $106,320 per year in Niles, MI, or $68,350 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 550 jobs, compared with 980 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 4.84.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $85,850 per year in Niles, MI, or $47,880 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 1,100 jobs, compared with 980 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 0.82.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $72,720 per year in Niles, MI, or $34,750 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 480 jobs, compared with 980 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 1.83.
• 4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $60,760 per year in Niles, MI, or $22,790 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 750 jobs, compared with 980 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 1.41.
• 5. Machinists has a median of $50,430 per year in Niles, MI, or $12,460 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 530 jobs, compared with 980 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 4.81.
• 6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $48,780 per year in Niles, MI, or $10,810 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 640 jobs, compared with 980 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 0.81.
• 7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a median of $48,070 per year in Niles, MI, or $10,100 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 500 jobs, compared with 980 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 0.93.
• 8. Bus Drivers, School has a median of $47,210 per year in Niles, MI, or $9,240 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 580 jobs, compared with 980 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. Its location quotient is 3.75.

Roles with the largest local share in Niles, MI

Mechanical Engineers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Niles, MI role table, at 4.84. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has 1.8. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Mechanical Engineers has a location quotient of 4.84 in Niles, MI, a gap of 3.04 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 550 jobs and a median of $106,320 per year, or $68,350 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators.
• 2. Machinists has a location quotient of 4.81 in Niles, MI, a gap of 3.01 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 530 jobs and a median of $50,430 per year, or $12,460 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators.
• 3. Bus Drivers, School has a location quotient of 3.75 in Niles, MI, a gap of 1.95 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 580 jobs and a median of $47,210 per year, or $9,240 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 1.83 in Niles, MI, a gap of 0.03 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 480 jobs and a median of $72,720 per year, or $34,750 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators.
• 5. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.78 in Niles, MI, a gap of 0.02 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 520 jobs and a median of $38,970 per year, or $1,000 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators.
• 6. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.74 in Niles, MI, a gap of 0.06 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 640 jobs and a median of $36,970 per year, or $1,000 below Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators.
• 7. Waiters and Waitresses has a location quotient of 1.59 in Niles, MI, a gap of 0.21 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 1,390 jobs and a median of $38,130 per year, or $160 above Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators.
• 8. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.55 in Niles, MI, a gap of 0.25 from Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. BLS lists 840 jobs and a median of $36,610 per year, or $1,360 below Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators.

What $37,970 may mean after the Niles, MI price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Niles, MI is 92.4. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 7.6% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $37,970 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median by 92.4 divided by 100. The result is $41,106 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 71.6. Goods are 93.7. Utilities are 96.0. Other services are 99.6. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Niles, MI row

The employment RSE for this Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators row is 5.8%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.1%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 980 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $40,800 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Niles, MI wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators. It uses a Niles, MI place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $37,970 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators row for Niles, MI does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 980 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.8 is not a growth score. Rank 310 of 381 is not a place score. The 92.4 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-2090 in BLS area 35660. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.