Assembly technician vs assembly leader

The differences between assembly technicians and assembly leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an assembly leader has an average salary of $37,198, which is higher than the $34,952 average annual salary of an assembly technician.

The top three skills for an assembly technician include customer service, hand tools and lean manufacturing. The most important skills for an assembly leader are assembly line, hand tools, and continuous improvement.

Assembly technician vs assembly leader overview

	Assembly Technician	Assembly Leader
Yearly salary	$34,952	$37,198
Hourly rate	$16.80	$17.88
Growth rate	2%	-
Number of jobs	52,385	46,336
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	49	44
Years of experience	-	-

Assembly technician vs assembly leader salary

Assembly technicians and assembly leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assembly Technician	Assembly Leader
Average salary	$34,952	$37,198
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $43,000	Between $19,000 And $70,000
Highest paying City	Sunnyvale, CA	Davis, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	California
Best paying company	Jefferson Lab	Zoetis
Best paying industry	Finance	Professional

Differences between assembly technician and assembly leader education

There are a few differences between an assembly technician and an assembly leader in terms of educational background:

	Assembly Technician	Assembly Leader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Assembly technician vs assembly leader demographics

Here are the differences between assembly technicians' and assembly leaders' demographics:

	Assembly Technician	Assembly Leader
Average age	49	44
Gender ratio	Male, 75.7% Female, 24.3%	Male, 68.8% Female, 31.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 9.8% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 9.8% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	5%

Differences between assembly technician and assembly leader duties and responsibilities

Assembly technician example responsibilities.

Manage the flow of each pallet to ensure the group is able to produce the quality product.
Perform in microscope SMT hand soldering to IPC standards and rework BTC components.
Use proper electrical discharge PPE (personal protection equipment) in ESD zone properly to prevent unexpect incident or damage device.
Perform electro-mechanical tasks using a wide range of electronic equipment.
Install switches, gfi's.
Rework (complex wiring) to CCA's according to ECO's.

Assembly leader example responsibilities.

Coach and mentore team leads, responsible for ensuring teams meet and exceed KPI's.
Assemble and test medical devices in accordance to GMP and ISO guidelines.
Assemble small cable wire harnesses that require a high level of manual dexterity and attention to detail.
Assemble pcb's according to BOM's and prints.
Operate CNC mill and lathe machines.
Machine operator experience, basic CNC milling knowledge.

Assembly technician vs assembly leader skills

Common assembly technician skills

Customer Service, 26%
Hand Tools, 12%
Lean Manufacturing, 4%
Safety Procedures, 4%
Basic Math, 3%
Sub Assemblies, 3%

Common assembly leader skills

Assembly Line, 14%
Hand Tools, 11%
Continuous Improvement, 10%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Dexterity, 5%
Quality Standards, 4%