Light bulb assembler vs assembly technician

The differences between light bulb assemblers and assembly technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a light bulb assembler has an average salary of $35,276, which is higher than the $34,952 average annual salary of an assembly technician.

The top three skills for a light bulb assembler include quality checks, light assembly and hand tools. The most important skills for an assembly technician are customer service, hand tools, and lean manufacturing.

Light bulb assembler vs assembly technician overview

	Light Bulb Assembler	Assembly Technician
Yearly salary	$35,276	$34,952
Hourly rate	$16.96	$16.80
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	18,444	52,385
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	44	49
Years of experience	2	-

Light bulb assembler vs assembly technician salary

Light bulb assemblers and assembly technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Light Bulb Assembler	Assembly Technician
Average salary	$35,276	$34,952
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $51,000	Between $28,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	Albany, NY	Sunnyvale, CA
Highest paying state	New York	Washington
Best paying company	Bosch USA	Jefferson Lab
Best paying industry	Transportation	Finance

Differences between light bulb assembler and assembly technician education

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

	Light Bulb Assembler	Assembly Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Light bulb assembler vs assembly technician demographics

Here are the differences between light bulb assemblers' and assembly technicians' demographics:

	Light Bulb Assembler	Assembly Technician
Average age	44	49
Gender ratio	Male, 52.7% Female, 47.3%	Male, 75.7% Female, 24.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 2.3% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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	3%	6%

Differences between light bulb assembler and assembly technician duties and responsibilities

Light bulb assembler example responsibilities.

Assemble fliters and run a glue machine
Scan parts put them on racks send to Chrysler for assembly
Work in the molding rear lights department for the Nissan and Toyota Cars/SUVs.
Excel in interpreting detail aligning units using jigs and fixtures, and inspecting complete components to ensure conformance to specifications.
Assemble and solder cable and wire components including PC boards, diodes, resistors and capacitors.
Identify all discrepancies in drawing and BOM for correction.

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.

Light bulb assembler vs assembly technician skills

Common light bulb assembler skills

Quality Checks, 36%
Light Assembly, 33%
Hand Tools, 12%
Assembly Process, 7%
Safety Standards, 5%
Light Fixtures, 4%

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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