Overview & Salary

Overview

Work as part of a team having responsibility for assembling an entire product or component of a product. Team assemblers can perform all tasks conducted by the team in the assembly process and rotate through all or most of them, rather than being assigned to a specific task on a permanent basis. May participate in making management decisions affecting the work. Includes team leaders who work as part of the team.

On the job, you would:

  • Perform quality checks on products and parts.
  • Review work orders and blueprints to ensure work is performed according to specifications.
  • Rotate through all the tasks required in a particular production process.

Education

  • high school diploma/GED

Salary

Annual 10th percentile $30,030
Annual median $38,920
Annual 90th percentile $59,840

Knowledge & Skills

Knowledge

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

  • manufacture and distribution of products

Engineering and Technology

  • mechanical
  • computers and electronics

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Skills

Basic Skills

  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Personality & Abilities

Personality

Realistic

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

  • Attention to Detail
  • Cooperation
  • Self Control
  • Dependability
  • Initiative
  • Achievement/Effort

Abilities

Hand and Finger Use

  • hold or move items with your hands
  • put together small parts with your fingers

Verbal

  • listen and understand what people say
  • communicate by speaking
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