Test fixture assembler vs assembly technician

The differences between test fixture assemblers and assembly technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a test fixture assembler has an average salary of $42,227, which is higher than the $34,952 average annual salary of an assembly technician.

The top three skills for a test fixture assembler include test fixtures, connectors and . The most important skills for an assembly technician are customer service, hand tools, and lean manufacturing.

Test fixture assembler vs assembly technician overview

	Test Fixture Assembler	Assembly Technician
Yearly salary	$42,227	$34,952
Hourly rate	$20.30	$16.80
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	35,687	52,385
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Test fixture assembler vs assembly technician salary

Test fixture assemblers and assembly technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Test Fixture Assembler	Assembly Technician
Average salary	$42,227	$34,952
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $73,000	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 test fixture assembler and assembly technician education

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

	Test Fixture Assembler	Assembly Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	English	Business
Most common college	-	-

Test fixture assembler vs assembly technician demographics

Here are the differences between test fixture assemblers' and assembly technicians' demographics:

	Test Fixture Assembler	Assembly Technician
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 78.4% Female, 21.6%	Male, 75.7% Female, 24.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 19.4% White, 52.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	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 test fixture assembler and assembly technician duties and responsibilities

Test fixture assembler example responsibilities.

Perform electro-mechanical assembly including point-to-point wiring, wring-out and cable harness layout, and basic mechanical assembly.
Assist with the assembling and packing of medical/surgical components/devices to manufacturer and FDA specifications.

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.

Test fixture assembler vs assembly technician skills

Common test fixture assembler skills

Test Fixtures, 55%
Connectors, 45%

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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