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Team Assemblers: Career 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.

What Do Team Assemblers Do?

The day-to-day responsibilities of team assemblers span:

• 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.
• Determine work assignments and procedures.
• Supervise assemblers and train employees on job procedures.
• Shovel, sweep, or otherwise clean work areas.

What Team Assemblers Need to Know

Successful team assemblers draw on a mix of skills and domain knowledge.

Top Skills

The abilities most central to this role, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Top Knowledge Areas

Related Job Titles

This career also goes by job titles like:

• Assembler
• Assembly Associate
• Assembly Inspector
• Assembly Line Machine Operator
• Assembly Line Worker
• Assembly Operator
• Assembly Technician
• Assembly Worker

Job Outlook

The U.S. employs around 37,233 team assemblers working in the United States today. Demand is forecast to grow by +7.6% over the projection horizon.

Team Assemblers Pay

Statistic	Value
Annual median	$44,391
Hourly median	$21.34
10th percentile	$25,354
25th percentile	$34,873
75th percentile	$53,910
90th percentile	$63,428

Pay can vary substantially based on experience, location, and industry.

Tools and Technology

• Computer aided design CAD software: Autodesk AutoCAD (hot technology)
• Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel (hot technology)
• Office suite software: Microsoft Office software (hot technology)
• Electronic mail software: Microsoft Outlook (hot technology)
• Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint (hot technology)
• Word processing software: Microsoft Word (hot technology)
• Enterprise resource planning ERP software: SAP software (hot technology)

What the Workplace Is Like

The work environment for team assemblers tends to involve the following characteristics:

• Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
• Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
• Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
• Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
• Time Pressure

How to Become Team Assemblers

Most team assemblers positions require a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical entry-level education. This occupation sits in Some Preparation Needed (Job Zone 2), indicating the level of preparation typically expected.

Other Careers to Consider

Similar Occupations

• Industrial Production Managers (Supplemental)
• Industrial Engineers (Supplemental)
• Manufacturing Engineers (Supplemental)
• Mechanical Engineers (Supplemental)
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (Primary-Long)
• Robotics Technicians (Supplemental)
• Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians (Primary-Short)
• Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians (Primary-Long)

Sources

Statistics shown above are sourced from the following authoritative sources:

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) for employment and wage data by state and industry.
• BLS Employment Projections for total employment and growth forecasts.
• O*NET (Occupational Information Network) for skills, knowledge, tasks, work activities, work context, technology, and education-zone data.

SOC code: 51-2092.00 (Team Assemblers).