Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Assemble or modify electrical or electronic equipment, such as computers, test equipment telemetering systems, electric motors, and batteries.
- O*NET-SOC code
51-2022.00 - Preparation Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
Wages
BLS doesn't publish wages for Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers separately. These are the figures for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (51-2028), a combined BLS occupation that includes it.
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $35,350 | $38,380 | $45,850 | $51,670 | $62,950 |
By state (48)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4,960 | $38,180 | 1.48 |
| Arizona | 4,650 | $46,110 | 0.90 |
| Arkansas | 1,500 | $46,200 | 0.72 |
| California | 37,660 | $48,080 | 1.30 |
| Colorado | 4,300 | $47,660 | 0.94 |
| Connecticut | 3,580 | $45,080 | 1.33 |
| Delaware | 610 | $47,880 | 0.79 |
| Florida | 9,100 | $39,090 | 0.58 |
| Georgia | 6,190 | $43,410 | 0.80 |
| Idaho | 1,430 | $39,980 | 1.05 |
| Illinois | 13,550 | $42,470 | 1.40 |
| Indiana | 8,220 | $42,810 | 1.62 |
| Iowa | 4,000 | $44,880 | 1.62 |
| Kansas | 3,110 | $43,520 | 1.36 |
| Kentucky | 2,020 | $47,220 | 0.64 |
| Louisiana | 380 | $37,930 | 0.12 |
| Maine | 580 | $47,240 | 0.57 |
| Maryland | 1,050 | $47,720 | 0.24 |
| Massachusetts | 11,580 | $47,130 | 2.00 |
| Michigan | 7,270 | $44,350 | 1.04 |
| Minnesota | 6,750 | $47,720 | 1.44 |
| Mississippi | 1,620 | $43,270 | 0.88 |
| Missouri | 3,120 | $46,770 | 0.67 |
| Montana | 190 | $47,730 | 0.23 |
| Nebraska | 810 | $46,810 | 0.50 |
| Nevada | 1,470 | $37,110 | 0.60 |
| New Hampshire | 2,930 | $49,020 | 2.70 |
| New Jersey | 6,300 | $45,800 | 0.93 |
| New Mexico | 540 | $37,210 | 0.39 |
| New York | 12,700 | $45,400 | 0.83 |
| North Carolina | 6,780 | $45,080 | 0.86 |
| North Dakota | 450 | $42,790 | 0.66 |
| Ohio | 10,670 | $46,970 | 1.21 |
| Oklahoma | 2,840 | $41,020 | 1.05 |
| Oregon | 3,530 | $47,640 | 1.13 |
| Pennsylvania | 13,440 | $45,600 | 1.40 |
| Rhode Island | 820 | $37,550 | 1.03 |
| South Carolina | 4,670 | $46,210 | 1.27 |
| South Dakota | 980 | $43,180 | 1.35 |
| Tennessee | 1,980 | $42,230 | 0.38 |
| Texas | 15,440 | $44,410 | 0.69 |
| Utah | 2,220 | $46,940 | 0.81 |
| Vermont | 460 | $48,830 | 0.95 |
| Virginia | 4,930 | $44,660 | 0.76 |
| Washington | 6,160 | $52,480 | 1.09 |
| West Virginia | 560 | $40,260 | 0.50 |
| Wisconsin | 8,700 | $45,470 | 1.86 |
| Wyoming | 120 | $45,520 | 0.27 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 1-2 | 0.960 |
| 2 | Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers | 1-2 | 0.949 |
| 3 | Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders | 1-2 | 0.949 |
| 4 | Printing Press Operators | 1-2 | 0.949 |
| 5 | Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1-2 | 0.949 |
| 6 | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 1-2 | 0.949 |
| 7 | Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 1-2 | 0.947 |
| 8 | Print Binding and Finishing Workers | 1-2 | 0.946 |
| 9 | Furniture Finishers | 1-2 | 0.946 |
| 10 | Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers | 1-2 | 0.945 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | Quality Control Analysis | 1.00 | 0.940 |
| Semiconductor Processing Technicians | Quality Control Analysis | 1.00 | 0.938 |
| Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers | Operations Monitoring | 0.88 | 0.936 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | Operation and Control | 1.13 | 0.933 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | Quality Control Analysis | 1.00 | 0.932 |
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | Service Orientation | 0.88 | 0.930 |
| Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators | Service Orientation | 0.88 | 0.928 |
| Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers | Troubleshooting | 0.88 | 0.923 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | Quality Control Analysis | 1.12 | 0.923 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers, excluding software Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory tracking software | 4 of 20 | 4.1x |
| Adobe Illustrator | 3 of 20 | 1.4x |
| Email software | 5 of 20 | 0.8x |
| Microsoft Windows | 4 of 20 | 0.8x |
| Web browser software | 3 of 20 | 0.3x |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | 8 of 20 | 0.6x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 2.38 | 2.50 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.38 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.00 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.12 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.38 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.75 |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.62 | 1.25 |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 1.12 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 1.00 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 1.00 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.62 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.62 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Production and Processing | 3.88 | 3.24 |
| Administration and Management | 3.21 | 1.87 |
| English Language | 2.90 | 2.25 |
| Education and Training | 2.79 | 1.91 |
| Mechanical | 2.60 | 2.47 |
| Computers and Electronics | 2.24 | 1.98 |
| Design | 2.09 | 1.31 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.07 | 1.78 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 1.96 | 1.30 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 1.93 | not rated |
| Public Safety and Security | 1.78 | 0.86 |
| Communications and Media | 1.76 | 1.07 |
| Transportation | 1.76 | 0.90 |
| Mathematics | 1.66 | 0.94 |
| Psychology | 1.65 | not rated |
| Chemistry | 1.60 | 0.80 |
| Telecommunications | 1.48 | 0.38 |
| Physics | 1.38 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 1.36 | not rated |
| Administrative | 1.35 | not rated |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.34 | not rated |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.34 | not rated |
| Law and Government | 1.29 | not rated |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.18 | not rated |
| Economics and Accounting | 1.07 | not rated |
| Biology | 1.02 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.02 | not rated |
| Geography | 1.02 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.01 | not rated |
| Foreign Language | 1.01 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.01 | not rated |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.01 | not rated |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.01 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Near Vision | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Finger Dexterity | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Information Ordering | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Visualization | 3.12 | 3.75 |
| Manual Dexterity | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Oral Expression | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Written Comprehension | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Control Precision | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Category Flexibility | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Selective Attention | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Written Expression | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Speech Clarity | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Far Vision | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Static Strength | 2.62 | 2.50 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 2.62 | 2.12 |
| Reaction Time | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Number Facility | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Extent Flexibility | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Rate Control | 2.12 | 1.88 |
| Depth Perception | 2.12 | 1.62 |
| Dynamic Strength | 2.12 | 1.62 |
| Originality | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Time Sharing | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Memorization | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Stamina | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.75 | 1.50 |
| Response Orientation | 1.75 | 1.38 |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Explosive Strength | 1.25 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- Microsoft Outlook hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- SAP software hot
- Calibration software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Production control software
- Rasmussen Software Anzio
- Sage 100 ERP
- Terminal emulation software
Where it concentrates
BLS doesn't publish wages for Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers separately. These are the figures for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (51-2028), a combined BLS occupation that includes it.
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1,680 | 7.61 | $44,000 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 690 | 5.73 | $46,940 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1,340 | 5.47 | $47,940 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 1,310 | 5.15 | $47,410 |
| Binghamton, NY | 790 | 5.13 | $45,620 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 560 | 4.75 | $38,570 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 610 | 4.07 | $43,970 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 7,320 | 4.06 | $55,230 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 1,420 | 3.96 | $41,060 |
| Decatur, AL | 360 | 3.74 | $30,330 |