Production · Holland code RCE

Team Assemblers

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.

Also called: Assembler, Assembly Line Machine Operator, Assembly Line Worker, Assembly Technician, Assembly Associate, Assembly Operator, Certified Composites Technician (CCT), Manufacturing Associate.

O*NET 51-2092.00

At a glance

Most common education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED); 81% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
Preparation needed: Job Zone 2 of 5; Some preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.

What the work involves

The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.

Perform quality checks on products and parts.
Review work orders and blueprints to ensure work is performed according to specifications.
Provide assistance in the production of wiring assemblies.
Maintain production equipment and machinery.
Rotate through all the tasks required in a particular production process.
Complete production reports to communicate team production level to management.
Determine work assignments and procedures.
Supervise assemblers and train employees on job procedures.

Skills and knowledge it leans on

Skills

Active Listening3.1 / 5
Monitoring3.1 / 5
Reading Comprehension3.0 / 5
Speaking3.0 / 5
Critical Thinking3.0 / 5
Writing2.8 / 5

Knowledge areas

Production and Processing4.3 / 5
Mechanical3.7 / 5
Public Safety and Security3.5 / 5
English Language3.4 / 5
Education and Training3.4 / 5
Computers and Electronics3.4 / 5

Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.

Who tends to enjoy it

How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.

Realistic73
Investigative7
Artistic10
Social24
Enterprising49
Conventional60

The same work abroad

Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.

European occupation titles (ESCO)

automated assembly line operator · DE Steuerer von automatisierten Montagelinien/Steuerin von automatisierten Montagelinien · FR opérateur de lignes d’assemblage automatisées/opératrice de lignes d’assemblage automatisées
manufactured wooden building assembler · DE Monteur für Holzfertighäuser/Monteurin für Holzfertighäuser · FR assembleur d’ouvrages en bois/assembleuse d’ouvrages en bois
industrial machinery assembler · DE Maschinenmonteur/Maschinenmonteurin · FR monteur de machines industrielles/monteuse de machines industrielles
motorcycle assembler · DE Zweiradmonteur/Zweiradmonteurin · FR monteur-assembleur secteur motocycles/monteuse-assembleuse secteur motocycles
motor vehicle assembler · DE Kfz-Monteur/Kfz-Monteurin · FR ouvrier de montage en construction automobile/ouvrière de montage en construction automobile
motor vehicle body assembler · DE Karosseriemonteur/Karosseriemonteurin · FR monteur en carrosserie/monteuse en carrosserie

Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)

Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. (8149)26,300 employed
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) (8142)23,600 employed
Planning, process and production technicians (3116)22,500 employed

Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.

Pay across Europe, for the whole group

Median annual earnings of all employees in “Plant and machine operators and assemblers”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.

Median annual earnings, Plant and machine operators and assemblers, by country
Country	Median pay
Belgium	€39,630
Netherlands	€37,567
Austria	€37,304
Sweden	€36,005
Germany	€34,433
Ireland	€32,617
France	€28,550
Italy	€28,330
Spain	€24,409
Portugal	€11,309
Poland	€10,259

Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.

Exposure to AI

This occupation sits in the lower third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of -0.83. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.

Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.

Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (51-2092).

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