Building and manufacturing workers

Occupational field SSYK 7, 13 occupational groups and 41 jobs.

Building and manufacturing workers covers 41 jobs in Statistics Sweden's salary statistics. The median job in the field earns 37,500 SEK per month, which is 2% lower than the median across all jobs in Sweden. Around 398,200 people work in the field.

For the occupations where the wage statistics report no count, the figure comes from Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024.

Occupational groups

Jobs are divided into groups according to SSYK 2012, the Swedish version of ISCO-08.

Carpenters, bricklayers and construction workers 40,300 SEK
Roofers, floor layers, plumbers and pipefitters 42,600 SEK
Painters, Lacquerers, Chimney-sweepers and related trades workers 37,500 SEK
Sheet and structural metal workers, moulders and welders, and related workers 37,600 SEK
Blacksmiths, toolmakers and related trades workers 35,500 SEK
Machinery mechanics and fitters 37,200 SEK
Precision-instrument makers and handicraft workers 36,800 SEK
Printing trades workers 33,800 SEK
Electrical equipment installers and repairers 40,200 SEK
Electronics and telecommunications installers and repairers 41,100 SEK
Wood treaters, cabinet-makers and related trades workers 34,400 SEK
Tailors, upholsterers and leather craftsmen 32,300 SEK
Butchers, bakers and food processors 31,600 SEK

Highest paid in building and manufacturing workers

1 Insulation workers 43,300 SEK
2 Electrical line installers and repairers 42,900 SEK
3 Plumbing and central heating fitters 42,700 SEK
4 Plumber 42,400 SEK
5 Bricklayers and related workers 42,200 SEK
6 Scaffold builders 41,200 SEK
7 Electronics repairers and telecom electricians 41,100 SEK
8 Industrial electrician 40,800 SEK
9 Carpenter 40,300 SEK
10 Rail and road construction workers 40,200 SEK

All jobs in this field

Machine-tool operators 50,400 employed 35,300 SEK
Carpenter 46,300 employed 40,300 SEK
Electrician 42,900 employed 40,000 SEK
Car mechanic 34,700 employed 35,000 SEK
Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers 28,300 employed 40,000 SEK
Plumbing and central heating fitters 25,400 employed 42,700 SEK
Building frame and related trades workers not elsewhere classified 20,300 employed 40,000 SEK
Rail and road construction workers 16,500 employed 40,200 SEK
Painter and decorator 16,000 employed 37,900 SEK
Concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers 11,300 employed 40,000 SEK
Welder 10,100 employed 35,500 SEK
Electronics repairers and telecom electricians 9,300 employed 41,100 SEK
Industrial electrician 8,900 employed 40,800 SEK
Bricklayers and related workers 8,800 employed 42,200 SEK
Painters and industrial painters 5,900 employed 35,800 SEK
Building structure cleaners and related workers 5,800 employed 33,900 SEK
Machine operator, Wood-products 5,200 employed 34,400 SEK
Plumber 5,000 employed 42,400 SEK
Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers 4,800 employed 32,500 SEK
Cabinet-makers and related workers 4,800 employed 34,000 SEK
Scaffold builders 3,900 employed 41,200 SEK
Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers 3,300 employed 30,400 SEK
Glaziers 3,100 employed 37,500 SEK
Precision-instrument makers and repairers 3,000 employed 40,100 SEK
Blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers 2,900 employed 38,400 SEK
Printers 2,800 employed 34,000 SEK
Insulation workers 2,400 employed 43,300 SEK
Sheet metal workers 2,400 employed 37,000 SEK
Electrical line installers and repairers 2,300 employed 42,900 SEK
Steel structure erectors and heavy plate workers 1,800 employed 38,300 SEK
Toolmakers and related workers 1,400 employed 37,800 SEK
Pre-press technicians 1,100 employed 34,000 SEK
Metal polishers, wheel grinders and tool sharpeners 1,100 employed 36,400 SEK
Chimney sweepers 990 employed 34,200 SEK
Other food processors 990 employed 38,300 SEK
Metal moulders and related workers 870 employed 31,100 SEK
Musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers 820 employed 32,000 SEK
Tailors and related workers 760 employed 32,800 SEK
Bookbinders and related workers 590 employed 33,300 SEK
Upholsterers and related workers 440 employed 32,500 SEK
Leather craft workers, shoemakers and related workers 430 employed 33,500 SEK