Electronic assembly technician vs assembly technician

The differences between electronic assembly technicians 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 $34,320 average annual salary of an electronic assembly technician.

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

Electronic assembly technician vs assembly technician overview

	Electronic Assembly Technician	Assembly Technician
Yearly salary	$34,320	$34,952
Hourly rate	$16.50	$16.80
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	21,997	52,385
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 49%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Electronic assembly technician vs assembly technician salary

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

	Electronic Assembly Technician	Assembly Technician
Average salary	$34,320	$34,952
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $42,000	Between $28,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	Phoenix, AZ	Sunnyvale, CA
Highest paying state	Arizona	Washington
Best paying company	Battelle	Jefferson Lab
Best paying industry	Technology	Finance

Differences between electronic assembly technician and assembly technician education

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

	Electronic Assembly Technician	Assembly Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 49%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Electronic assembly technician vs assembly technician demographics

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

	Electronic Assembly Technician	Assembly Technician
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 73.4% Female, 26.6%	Male, 75.7% Female, 24.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 11.8% White, 59.0% 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 assembly technician and assembly technician duties and responsibilities

Electronic assembly technician example responsibilities.

Operate stamping machine and assemble ESD carts.
Flex circuits, through-hole components and limit SMD work.
Hand soldering through-hole and SMT soldering to component level repairs.
Perform component level repair on SMT PWB's using test bed data.
Handle small delicate components, using ESD practices and clean room protocol.
Operate metalworking machines to fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures.

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 assembly technician vs assembly technician skills

Common electronic assembly technician skills

Mechanical Assembly, 12%
Mechanical Drawings, 11%
Lean Manufacturing, 9%
Soldering Irons, 7%
Surface Mount Components, 5%
Drill Press, 5%

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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