Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Assemble or modify electrical or electronic equipment, such as computers, test equipment telemetering systems, electric motors, and batteries.
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Operations Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Coordination
- Complex Problem Solving
Key knowledge
- Production and Processing
- Administration and Management
- English Language
- Education and Training
- Mechanical
- Computers and Electronics
- Design
- Engineering and Technology
What the work involves
- Inspect or test wiring installations, assemblies, or circuits for resistance factors or for operation, and record results.
- Assemble electrical or electronic systems or support structures and install components, units, subassemblies, wiring, or assembly casings, using rivets, bolts, soldering or micro-welding equipment.
- Adjust, repair, or replace electrical or electronic components to correct defects and to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Clean parts, using cleaning solutions, air hoses, and cloths.
- Read and interpret schematic drawings, diagrams, blueprints, specifications, work orders, or reports to determine materials requirements or assembly instructions.
- Mark and tag components so that stock inventory can be tracked and identified.
- Position, align, or adjust workpieces or electrical parts to facilitate wiring or assembly.
- Pack finished assemblies for shipment, and transport them to storage areas, using hoists or handtrucks.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Realistic, Conventional, Investigative.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (46% of expert ratings)
- Related experience
- None (51.1%)
- On-the-job training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (38.2%)
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 2: Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Licensing for Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
- Projection education uses SOC 51-2090 (aggregate); it may describe a broader group.
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | Low | Lower on contact with others than 75% of occupations compared | — |
| Dealing with the public | Very low | Lower on dealing with the public than 95% of occupations compared | 64% of surveyed respondents chose “Not important at all” |
| Teamwork | High | Higher on teamwork than 64% of occupations compared | — |
| Freedom to make decisions | Low | Lower on freedom to make decisions than 63% of occupations compared | — |
| Time pressure | Very high | Higher on time pressure than 82% of occupations compared | 45% of surveyed respondents chose “Every day” |
| Conflict situations | Moderate | Lower on conflict situations than 57% of occupations compared | — |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Very low | Lower on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 97% of occupations compared | — |
| Consequence of error | Low | Lower on consequence of error than 68% of occupations compared | — |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: very high
- Conflict situations: moderate
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: very low
- Consequence of error: low
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
Full answer distributions
Contact with others
- No contact with others: 0.32%
- Occasional contact with others: 13.69%
- Contact with others about half the time: 15.5%
- Contact with others most of the time: 25.69%
- Constant contact with others: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
n = 18, Incumbent 08/2026
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: 63.84%
- Fairly important: 0%
- Important: 31.11%
- Very important: 0.41%
- Extremely important: 4.65%
n = 18, Incumbent 08/2026
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 0%
- Fairly important: 0%
- Important: 15.5%
- Very important: 25.37%
- Extremely important: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
n = 18, Incumbent 08/2026
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 0%
- Very little freedom: 13.69%
- Limited freedom: 14.48%
- Some freedom: 30.34%
- A lot of freedom: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
n = 18, Incumbent 08/2026
Time pressure
- Never: 0.32%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 0.09%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 13.79%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 40.47%
- Every day: 45.33%
n = 18, Incumbent 08/2026
Conflict situations
- Never: 26.35%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 0.37%
- Once a month or more but not every week: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Once a week or more but not every day: 26.57%
- Every day: 0.41%
n = 17, Incumbent 08/2026
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Once a year or more but not every month: 29.29%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 5.24%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 13.69%
- Every day: 0%
n = 18, Incumbent 08/2026
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: suppressed by O*NET (low precision)
- Fairly serious: 0.09%
- Serious: 31.04%
- Very serious: 13.8%
- Extremely serious: 14.12%
n = 17, Incumbent 08/2026
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