Electronic assembler, group leader vs assembly technician

The differences between electronic assemblers, group leader and assembly technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an assembly technician has an average salary of $34,952, which is higher than the $31,768 average annual salary of an electronic assembler, group leader.

The top three skills for an electronic assembler, group leader include hand tools, and . The most important skills for an assembly technician are customer service, hand tools, and lean manufacturing.

Electronic assembler, group leader vs assembly technician overview

	Electronic Assembler, Group Leader	Assembly Technician
Yearly salary	$31,768	$34,952
Hourly rate	$15.27	$16.80
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	43,207	52,385
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Electronic assembler, group leader vs assembly technician salary

Electronic assemblers, group leader and assembly technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Electronic Assembler, Group Leader	Assembly Technician
Average salary	$31,768	$34,952
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $28,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	Sunnyvale, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Jefferson Lab
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between electronic assembler, group leader and assembly technician education

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

	Electronic Assembler, Group Leader	Assembly Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 30%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Electronic assembler, group leader vs assembly technician demographics

Here are the differences between electronic assemblers, group leader' and assembly technicians' demographics:

	Electronic Assembler, Group Leader	Assembly Technician
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 37.0% Female, 63.0%	Male, 75.7% Female, 24.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 19.4% White, 52.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	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%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between electronic assembler, group leader and assembly technician duties and responsibilities

Electronic assembler, group leader example responsibilities.

Construct engineering prototype boards ahead of schedule and ensure that assembly of PCB adhering to manufacturing standard.
Assemble winches and hoists following control documentation and specifications.

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.

Electronic assembler, group leader vs assembly technician skills

Common electronic assembler, group leader skills

Hand Tools, 100%

Common assembly technician skills

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

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