# Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

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

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electrical-and-electronic-equipment-assemblers
- SOC code: 51-2022.00
- Career family: Production
- Median annual pay: $45,850 (10th percentile $35,350, 90th percentile $62,950)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +5.0%
- Openings a year: 25,900
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections
- Pay and outlook are for the broader BLS group "Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers".

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 38 |
| Artistic (A) | 12 |
| Social (S) | 3 |
| Enterprising (E) | 0 |
| Conventional (C) | 49 |

## What you'd do

- Getting Information (importance 87/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 84/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 82/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 79/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 73/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 71/100)
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People (importance 71/100)
- Processing Information (importance 70/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 70/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 70/100)

## Skills

Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Coordination, Operation and Control, Time Management

## Knowledge

Production and Processing, Administration and Management, English Language, Education and Training, Mechanical, Computers and Electronics, Design, Engineering and Technology, Personnel and Human Resources, Customer and Personal Service

## Also called

Assembler, Assembler Technician (Assembler Tech), Assembly Technician (Assembly Tech), Assembly Worker, Battery Assembler, Battery Parts Assembler, Battery Plate Assembler, Breaker Unit Assembler, Capacitor Assembler, Circuit Board Assembler

## Related careers

- [Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electromechanical-equipment-assemblers): $45,850 median pay
- [Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/aircraft-structure-surfaces-rigging-and-systems-assemblers): $65,380 median pay
- [Engine and Other Machine Assemblers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/engine-and-other-machine-assemblers): $53,710 median pay
- [Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electric-motor-power-tool-and-related-repairers): $56,210 median pay
- [Industrial Machinery Mechanics](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/industrial-machinery-mechanics): $64,520 median pay
- [Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electrical-and-electronics-repairers-commercial-and-industrial-equipment): $74,090 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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