Prototype deicer assembler vs assembly technician

The differences between prototype deicer assemblers 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 $31,472 average annual salary of a prototype deicer assembler.

The top three skills for a prototype deicer assembler include prototype, circuit boards and surface mount. The most important skills for an assembly technician are customer service, hand tools, and lean manufacturing.

Prototype deicer assembler vs assembly technician overview

	Prototype Deicer Assembler	Assembly Technician
Yearly salary	$31,472	$34,952
Hourly rate	$15.13	$16.80
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	17,609	52,385
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Prototype deicer assembler vs assembly technician salary

Prototype deicer assemblers and assembly technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Prototype Deicer Assembler	Assembly Technician
Average salary	$31,472	$34,952
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $39,000	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 prototype deicer assembler and assembly technician education

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

	Prototype Deicer Assembler	Assembly Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Prototype deicer assembler vs assembly technician demographics

Here are the differences between prototype deicer assemblers' and assembly technicians' demographics:

	Prototype Deicer Assembler	Assembly Technician
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 60.5% Female, 39.5%	Male, 75.7% Female, 24.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 15.4% White, 52.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	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 prototype deicer assembler and assembly technician duties and responsibilities

Prototype deicer assembler example responsibilities.

Train in to work with ESD procedures.
Build various kinds of harness, cables, PCB's backplanes and sub-assemblies.
Assemble and test precision electro-mechanical assemblies for operation in high vacuum.
Support engineering requirements and identify potential problems with inconsistencies follow the instructions, especially during the prototype stage.
Inspect catheter under microscope, cut tips, hole punch on catheter tube.
Perform final inspection on all micro-coil catheters.

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.

Prototype deicer assembler vs assembly technician skills

Common prototype deicer assembler skills

Prototype, 29%
Circuit Boards, 15%
Surface Mount, 15%
RF, 9%
SMT, 7%
Clean Room Environment, 6%

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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