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title: "Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assembler"
description: "Assemble or modify electrical or electronic equipment, such as computers, test equipment telemetering systems, electric motors, and batteries."
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last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z"
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# Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assembler

**Category:** Production · **SOC code:** 51-2022 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 51-2022.00

Assemble or modify electrical or electronic equipment, such as computers, test equipment telemetering systems, electric motors, and batteries.

Also advertised as: Assembler; Assembler Technician (Assembler Tech); Assembly Worker; Electrical Assembler; Electronic Assembler; Electronics Assembler; Factory Assembler; General Electromechanical Assembly Specialist (Gen Electro/Mech Assm Spec).

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $45,930 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $22.08/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $35,390 to $62,990, with the middle half between $38,440 and $52,000
- **Total US employment:** 259,810
- **Typical entry education:** Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- **Preparation required:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** +4.6% over 2025–2035 (BLS EP, 2025–2035)
- **Annual job openings:** 27,100 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 41/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 259,810 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $35,390 |
| 25th | $38,440 |
| 50th (median) | $45,930 |
| 75th | $52,000 |
| 90th | $62,990 |
| Mean (average) | $47,800 |

### Pay by state

OEWS publishes no state-level wage estimates for this occupation.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 259,200 in the 2025–2035 base year to 271,100 by the end of the cycle — a gain of 11,900 jobs, or +4.6%. Faster than average: 4.6% against 3.5% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 27,100 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** None.

## What the work involves

- Assemble electrical or electronic systems or support structures and install components, units, subassemblies, wiring, or assembly casings, using rivets, bolts, soldering or micro-welding equipment.
- Adjust, repair, or replace electrical or electronic components to correct defects and to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Explain assembly procedures or techniques to other workers.
- Confer with supervisors or engineers to plan or review work activities or to resolve production problems.
- Position, align, or adjust workpieces or electrical parts to facilitate wiring or assembly.
- Distribute materials, supplies, or subassemblies to work areas.
- Clean parts, using cleaning solutions, air hoses, and cloths.
- Pack finished assemblies for shipment, and transport them to storage areas, using hoists or handtrucks.

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Reading Comprehension — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Critical Thinking — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Listening — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Monitoring — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speaking — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 2.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 2.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Operations Monitoring — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Judgment and Decision Making — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Coordination — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Complex Problem Solving — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Operation and Control — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Time Management — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Quality Control Analysis — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Social Perceptiveness — importance 2.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Production and Processing — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Administration and Management — importance 3.2 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- English Language — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Education and Training — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mechanical — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Computers and Electronics — importance 2.2 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Near Vision — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Finger Dexterity — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Comprehension — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Information Ordering — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Problem Sensitivity — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Deductive Reasoning — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Realistic (R), Conventional (C), Investigative (I).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| R — Realistic | 7.00 |
| C — Conventional | 3.96 |
| I — Investigative | 3.26 |
| A — Artistic | 1.70 |
| S — Social | 1.21 |
| E — Enterprising | 1.00 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| ISTJ | 88.5 |
| ISTP | 81.5 |
| INTJ | 71.8 |
| ISFJ | 70.5 |
| ESTJ | 67.1 |

Best-fitting types: ISTJ.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Electromechanical Equipment Assembler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electromechanical-equipment-assembler) — median $45,930
- [Aircraft Structure, Surface, Rigging, and Systems Assembler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/aircraft-structure-surface-rigging-and-systems-assembler) — median $65,380
- [Engine and Other Machine Assembler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/engine-and-other-machine-assembler) — median $53,710
- [Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electric-motor-power-tool-and-related-repairer) — median $56,210
- [Industrial Machinery Mechanic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/industrial-machinery-mechanic) — median $64,520
- [Electrical and Electronics Repairer, Commercial and Industrial Equipment](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrical-and-electronics-repairer-commercial-and-industrial-equipment) — median $74,090
- [Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/welding-soldering-and-brazing-machine-setter-operator-and-tender) — median $47,920
- [Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-technologist-and-technician) — median $78,190
- [Calibration Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/calibration-technologist-and-technician) — median $67,820
- [Timing Device Assembler and Adjuster](https://nuecareer.com/careers/timing-device-assembler-and-adjuster) — median $62,620

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 31.0 Database, August 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2025–2035. https://www.bls.gov/emp/

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