Team Assemblers

United States SOC 51-2092.00 Manufacturing & Repair Confidence ★★★☆☆

Also called: Assembler, Assembly Associate, Assembly Inspector, Assembly Line Machine Operator, Assembly Line Worker, Assembly Operator, Assembly Technician, Assembly Worker

Work as part of a team having responsibility for assembling an entire product or component of a product.

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Pay in 5 years
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2031
Pay in 10 years
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Outlook score
45/100
★★☆☆☆ Average
AI replacement risk
45%
Moderate
Job growth (10 yr)
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BLS projections

What team assemblers do

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.

Typical tasks

Team Assemblers salary

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Projected pay for Team Assemblers (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

No projection yet because pay statistics are missing.

Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →

Outlook score for Team Assemblers

45/100
★★☆☆☆
Average · ranked #600 of all U.S. occupations
AI resistance
55 pts
Entry barrier
20 pts

Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.

Will AI replace Team Assemblers? AI replacement risk

45%
Moderate
Ranked #442 safest from AI among all U.S. occupations
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How AI is changing this job

A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.

AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →

Labor demand for Team Assemblers

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Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (10-year). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.

The same job in Japan

Team Assemblers
United States
自動車組立
Japan
Median / average pay—¥5.92M
≈ $37,631
Pay in 10 years (est.)—¥7.17M
Outlook score4538
AI replacement risk45% Moderate35% Low
Workers——

Matched by occupation (SOC code). Yen converted at 157.25 JPY/USD for reference; Japanese figures are averages, U.S. figures are medians, and the surveys define occupations differently.

Skills, education and requirements for Team Assemblers

Key skills

Coordination
3.2
Operations Monitoring
3.0
Active Listening
3.0
Speaking
3.0
Social Perceptiveness
3.0
Monitoring
3.0
Quality Control Analysis
3.0
Instructing
2.9

O*NET skill level ratings (0–7).

Key knowledge areas

Mechanical
4.3
Production and Processing
4.1
Education and Training
4.1
Engineering and Technology
3.8
Computers and Electronics
3.8
English Language
3.5
Public Safety and Security
3.2
Design
3.2

What the work involves

Handling and Moving ObjectsControlling Machines and ProcessesMonitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsIdentifying Objects, Actions, and EventsInspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsEstablishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsMaking Decisions and Solving ProblemsGetting Information

Important abilities

Oral ComprehensionNear VisionFinger DexterityInformation OrderingManual DexterityFar Vision

Education of workers

High school diploma
81%
Bachelor's degree
7%
Some college
7%
Less than high school
4%

Training before entry

1–3 months
30%
None / short demo
18%
3–6 months
17%
1–2 years
15%
Up to 1 month
10%
6–12 months
7%
4–10 years
3%

Related work experience

None
39%
1–2 years
18%
3–6 months
13%
2–4 years
7%
4–6 years
7%
6–12 months
6%
Up to 1 month
5%
1–3 months
5%

Job Zone 2 — some preparation needed (O*NET)

Difficulty of entry: ★★☆☆☆ Fairly easy (from education, training, experience and Job Zone)

How to become team assemblers

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A step-by-step guide for this occupation is being prepared. The education, training and experience data above show the typical path.

Career path and how to earn more as team assemblers

Career-path guidance is being prepared.

Pay and employment figures are national statistics. Projected pay, outlook scores and AI replacement risk are estimates from the Shigoto Zukan model, not guarantees. To request a correction, use the contact form. How to read the data
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS; Employment Projections); O*NET 31.0 Database by USDOL/ETA (CC BY 4.0), modified by Shigoto Zukan. Pay ranges, projections and scores are Shigoto Zukan estimates.