Team assembler vs assembly leader

The differences between team assemblers and assembly leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an assembly leader has an average salary of $37,198, which is higher than the $30,658 average annual salary of a team assembler.

The top three skills for a team assembler include quality checks, part numbers and assembly process. The most important skills for an assembly leader are assembly line, hand tools, and continuous improvement.

Team assembler vs assembly leader overview

	Team Assembler	Assembly Leader
Yearly salary	$30,658	$37,198
Hourly rate	$14.74	$17.88
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	47,498	46,336
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Team assembler vs assembly leader salary

Team assemblers and assembly leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Team Assembler	Assembly Leader
Average salary	$30,658	$37,198
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $37,000	Between $19,000 And $70,000
Highest paying City	Minneapolis, MN	Davis, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	California
Best paying company	Astronics	Zoetis
Best paying industry	Construction	Professional

Differences between team assembler and assembly leader education

There are a few differences between a team assembler and an assembly leader in terms of educational background:

	Team Assembler	Assembly Leader
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Team assembler vs assembly leader demographics

Here are the differences between team assemblers' and assembly leaders' demographics:

	Team Assembler	Assembly Leader
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 56.3% Female, 43.7%	Male, 68.8% Female, 31.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 8.8% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 9.8% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between team assembler and assembly leader duties and responsibilities

Team assembler example responsibilities.

Lead, develop and challenge T/M's and encourage kaizen.
Diagnose and troubleshoot assembly problems, part quality issues and test results associate with new parts and engineering changes.
Assemble sub-components and major assemblies for commercial mowers and farm implements.
Work as part of a team having responsibility for assembling bumpers for Hyundai.
Structure and maintain bank safes, medical tables, heart monitors, and lawn mowers.
Work as part of a team having responsibility for assembling an entire Hyundai automotive engine product.

Assembly leader example responsibilities.

Coach and mentore team leads, responsible for ensuring teams meet and exceed KPI's.
Assemble and test medical devices in accordance to GMP and ISO guidelines.
Assemble small cable wire harnesses that require a high level of manual dexterity and attention to detail.
Assemble pcb's according to BOM's and prints.
Operate CNC mill and lathe machines.
Machine operator experience, basic CNC milling knowledge.

Team assembler vs assembly leader skills

Common team assembler skills

Quality Checks, 22%
Part Numbers, 17%
Assembly Process, 10%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Safety Rules, 7%
Safety Regulations, 6%

Common assembly leader skills

Assembly Line, 14%
Hand Tools, 11%
Continuous Improvement, 10%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Dexterity, 5%
Quality Standards, 4%