Turnover Cost: Assemblers and Fabricators, Massachusetts

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Assemblers and Fabricators population in Massachusetts, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Assemblers and Fabricators · Massachusetts, United States

$23,500 – $94,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $47,080 for Assemblers and Fabricators in Massachusetts, United States (2025-may), multiplied by the 0.5×–2× cost of replacing an employee reported by SHRM and Gallup. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage, not the cost — the range is a planning estimate, and a real figure depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

How Assemblers and Fabricators compares in Massachusetts, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

Replacing a worker in Massachusetts means accounting for an annual mean wage of $47,080 (May 2025, BLS) plus the downstream costs of recruitment and training. SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement multiplier puts that total in the range of $23,500 to $94,200. The actual expense in your business depends on how long you stay short-staffed, how much ramp time the hire needs, and the work that lags while the role sits open.

Estimated cost of turnover: Assemblers and Fabricators vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Massachusetts, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAssemblers and FabricatorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$47,080$99,163