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Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

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

What you’d do

  • Inspect or test wiring installations, assemblies, or circuits for resistance factors or for operation, and record results.
  • 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.
  • Explain assembly procedures or techniques to other workers.
  • Confer with supervisors or engineers to plan or review work activities or to resolve production problems.
  • Pack finished assemblies for shipment, and transport them to storage areas, using hoists or handtrucks.
  • Clean parts, using cleaning solutions, air hoses, and cloths.
  • Read and interpret schematic drawings, diagrams, blueprints, specifications, work orders, or reports to determine materials requirements or assembly instructions.
  • Distribute materials, supplies, or subassemblies to work areas.

Skills that matter

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Active Listening
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Monitoring

How to get there

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Also called

  • Assembler
  • Assembly Worker
  • Electrical Assembler
  • Electronics Assembler
  • Assembler Technician (Assembler Tech)
  • Electronic Assembler

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