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    Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

    Assemble or modify electromechanical equipment or devices, such as servomechanisms, gyros, dynamometers, magnetic drums, tape drives, brakes, control linkage, actuators, and appliances.

    Median pay
    $45,850
    Growth
    +5.0%
    Faster than average
    Openings a year
    25,900
    Typical education
    High school diploma

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections · figures for the broader BLS group "Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers"

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $35,350
    Median
    $45,850
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $62,950
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    246,970 people work in this occupation.

    What electromechanical equipment assemblers do

    Job Zone 2: Some preparation

    Assemble or modify electromechanical equipment or devices, such as servomechanisms, gyros, dynamometers, magnetic drums, tape drives, brakes, control linkage, actuators, and appliances.

    Usually a high school diploma; some on-the-job training or experience.

    Interest profile

    Realistic (R) · strongest
    100 / 100
    Investigative (I)
    39 / 100
    Artistic (A)
    7 / 100
    Social (S)
    1 / 100
    Enterprising (E)
    0 / 100
    Conventional (C)
    66 / 100
    How strongly each interest area describes the work, from O*NET (scores rescaled to 0–100). The interest code lists the strongest areas in order.

    Interest code RCI. Compare it with yours

    What you'd do

    Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
    78
    Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
    77
    Getting Information
    76
    Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    75
    Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
    74
    Controlling Machines and Processes
    63
    Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
    61
    Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
    60
    Handling and Moving Objects
    59
    Making Decisions and Solving Problems
    57
    Work activities rated by importance for this occupation, O*NET (0–100).

    Skills and strengths

    Skills

    • Operations Monitoring
    • Quality Control Analysis
    • Critical Thinking
    • Reading Comprehension
    • Speaking
    • Troubleshooting
    • Active Listening
    • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Monitoring
    • Time Management

    Knowledge

    • Production and Processing
    • Mechanical
    • Computers and Electronics
    • English Language
    • Engineering and Technology
    • Design
    • Mathematics
    • Public Safety and Security
    • Education and Training
    • Customer and Personal Service

    Abilities

    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    • Finger Dexterity
    • Near Vision
    • Manual Dexterity
    • Control Precision
    • Information Ordering
    • Problem Sensitivity
    • Deductive Reasoning
    • Visualization
    • Category Flexibility

    Work styles

    • Attention to Detail
    • Dependability
    • Cautiousness
    • Integrity
    • Achievement Orientation
    • Perseverance
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Self-Control
    • Intellectual Curiosity
    • Adaptability

    Also called

    Air-Conditioning Coil Assembler (AC Coil Assembler) · Appliance Assembler · Assembler · Bearing Ring Assembler · Bench Precision Assembler · Burglar Alarm Assembler · Electrical Assembler · Electrical Machine Builder · Electro-Instrumentist · Electro-Mechanical Assembler

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    Certifications

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    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

    Page data updated November 6, 2026.