Metal Building Assembly/Assembler

What Metal Building Assembly/Assembler Majors Need to Know

O*NET surveyed people in occupations related to metal building assembly/assembler and asked them what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. The responses were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being most important.

Knowledge Areas for Metal Building Assembly/Assembler Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in metal building assembly/assembler should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

• Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Skills for Metal Building Assembly/Assembler Majors

A major in metal building assembly/assembler prepares you for careers in which the following skill-sets are crucial:

• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Abilities for Metal Building Assembly/Assembler Majors

As you progress with your metal building assembly/assembler degree, there are several abilities you should pick up that will help you in whatever related career you choose. These abilities include:

• Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Static Strength - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

What Can You Do With a Metal Building Assembly/Assembler Major?

People with a metal building assembly/assembler degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	12.8%	$53,970

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Metal Building Assembly/Assembler

Some careers associated with metal building assembly/assembler require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to metal building assembly/assembler have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	33.7%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	42.1%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	19.2%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.	5.0%

Online Metal Building Assembly/Assembler Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	0	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	0	0
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	0	0
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Metal Building Assembly/Assembler

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to metal building assembly/assembler.

Major	Number of Grads
Building/Property Maintenance	1,814
Building Construction Technology	1,719
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	1,420
Other Building/Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection	587
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector	286
Concrete Finishing/Concrete Finisher	113
Painting/Painter & Wall Coverer	40
Insulator	31
Glazier	19
Drywall Installation/Drywaller	11
Carpet, Floor, & Tile Worker	8
Roofer	1

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.