Electronic assembly technician vs mechanical assembler

The differences between electronic assembly technicians and mechanical assemblers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an electronic assembly technician has an average salary of $34,320, which is higher than the $33,553 average annual salary of a mechanical assembler.

The top three skills for an electronic assembly technician include mechanical assembly, mechanical drawings and lean manufacturing. The most important skills for a mechanical assembler are hand tools, sub assemblies, and dexterity.

Electronic assembly technician vs mechanical assembler overview

	Electronic Assembly Technician	Mechanical Assembler
Yearly salary	$34,320	$33,553
Hourly rate	$16.50	$16.13
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	21,997	35,720
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 49%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Electronic assembly technician vs mechanical assembler salary

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

	Electronic Assembly Technician	Mechanical Assembler
Average salary	$34,320	$33,553
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $42,000	Between $27,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Phoenix, AZ	Newark, CA
Highest paying state	Arizona	Rhode Island
Best paying company	Battelle	Danaher
Best paying industry	Technology	Finance

Differences between electronic assembly technician and mechanical assembler education

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

	Electronic Assembly Technician	Mechanical Assembler
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 49%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Electronic assembly technician vs mechanical assembler demographics

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

	Electronic Assembly Technician	Mechanical Assembler
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 73.4% Female, 26.6%	Male, 80.8% Female, 19.2%
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, 8.6% Unknown, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 12.2% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between electronic assembly technician and mechanical assembler 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.

Mechanical assembler example responsibilities.

Hand place and assemble components such as transformers, resistors, transistors, capacitors, and integrate circuits.
Assemble cable and harness units in a line environment utilizing manual dexterity.
Solder electronic componentry to PCB board such as resisters, capacitors, diodes, connectors, etc.
Assemble pc boards with resistors diodes transformers potentiometers and other components require for the wave solder machine to mass produce.
Demonstrate manual dexterity as it relates to detail assembly processes.
Utilize hoists and rigging to facilitate assembly.

Electronic assembly technician vs mechanical assembler 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 mechanical assembler skills

Hand Tools, 10%
Sub Assemblies, 8%
Dexterity, 6%
Assembly Operations, 5%
Calipers, 5%
Math, 4%

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