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Metal Fabricator Salary
in Lafayette, Indiana

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$53,822 (USD)

Average Salary

$26/hr

Average Hourly

$985

Average Bonus

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Metal Fabricator is $53,822 a year and $26 an hour in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. The average salary range for a Metal Fabricator is between $39,182 and $64,371. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Metal Fabricator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Lafayette, Indiana.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$60,456
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Lafayette, Indiana

Lafayette Cost of Living Score:

Description: Lafayette ( LA(H)F-ee-ET) is a city in and is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 125 miles (201 km) southeast of Chicago. According to the 2020 census, the population of Lafayette was 70,783. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which contributes significantly to both communities. Together, they form the core of the Lafayette metropolitan area, which had a population of 235,066 in 2020. Lafayette was founded in 1825 on the southeast bank of the Wabash River near where the river becomes...
Description:
  • Fabricates and assembles structural metal products, such as framework or shells for machinery, ovens, tanks, stacks, and metal parts for buildings and bridges according to job order, verbal instructions, and blueprints.
  • Creates layout and outlines sequence of operations, applying knowledge of trigonometry, stock allowances for thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and physical properties of metal.
  • Locates and marks bending and cutting lines onto work piece.
  • Sets up and operates fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, and drill presses.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Metal Fabricator is $53,822 a year and $26 an hour in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. The average salary range for a Metal Fabricator is between $39,182 and $64,371. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Metal Fabricator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Lafayette, Indiana.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Metal Fabricator Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Job family population: 57,810

Estimated population of Metal Fabricator jobs: 7,718

Rate of error: 1.8%

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Lafayette Cost of Living Score:

Description: Lafayette ( LA(H)F-ee-ET) is a city in and is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 125 miles (201 km) southeast of Chicago. According to the 2020 census, the population of Lafayette was 70,783. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which contributes significantly to both communities. Together, they form the core of the Lafayette metropolitan area, which had a population of 235,066 in 2020. Lafayette was founded in 1825 on the southeast bank of the Wabash River near where the river becomes...
Description:
  • Fabricates and assembles structural metal products, such as framework or shells for machinery, ovens, tanks, stacks, and metal parts for buildings and bridges according to job order, verbal instructions, and blueprints.
  • Creates layout and outlines sequence of operations, applying knowledge of trigonometry, stock allowances for thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and physical properties of metal.
  • Locates and marks bending and cutting lines onto work piece.
  • Sets up and operates fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, and drill presses.
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