Rework technician vs assembly technician

The differences between rework technicians and assembly technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a rework technician has an average salary of $39,636, which is higher than the $34,952 average annual salary of an assembly technician.

The top three skills for a rework technician include hand tools, troubleshoot and IPC. The most important skills for an assembly technician are customer service, hand tools, and lean manufacturing.

Rework technician vs assembly technician overview

	Rework Technician	Assembly Technician
Yearly salary	$39,636	$34,952
Hourly rate	$19.06	$16.80
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	39,986	52,385
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	50	49
Years of experience	12	-

Rework technician vs assembly technician salary

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

	Rework Technician	Assembly Technician
Average salary	$39,636	$34,952
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $50,000	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 rework technician and assembly technician education

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

	Rework Technician	Assembly Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 45%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	Northeastern University	-

Rework technician vs assembly technician demographics

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

	Rework Technician	Assembly Technician
Average age	50	49
Gender ratio	Male, 74.4% Female, 25.6%	Male, 75.7% Female, 24.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	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	8%	6%

Differences between rework technician and assembly technician duties and responsibilities

Rework technician example responsibilities.

Install and manage windows applications for the user, maintain servers and manage help desk operations.
Perform rework on engineering prototype PCB's including SMT and through-hole device.
Perform rework with emphasis on SMT and PCB, and interface directly with engineers and technicians to construct breadboards and prototype
Work with PLC (i.e.
Test and follow ESD requirements.
Remove and replace damage capacitors, resistors and computer chips.

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.

Rework technician vs assembly technician skills

Common rework technician skills

Hand Tools, 15%
Troubleshoot, 9%
IPC, 6%
Quality Checks, 6%
SMT, 6%
Test Equipment, 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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