Occupations / 51-2092.00

Team Assemblers

Work as part of a team having responsibility for assembling an entire product or component of a product. Team assemblers can perform all tasks conducted by the team in the assembly process and rotate through all or most of them, rather than being assigned to a specific task on a permanent basis. May participate in making management decisions affecting the work. Includes team leaders who work as part of the team.

O*NET-SOC code 51-2092.00
Preparation Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Team Assemblers separately. These are the figures for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (51-2090), a combined BLS occupation that includes it.

Median annual wage, U.S.$44,650

Employment, U.S.1,405,030

Median hourly wage$21.47

Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$33,280	$37,380	$44,650	$51,200	$64,880

By state (51)

State	Employment	Median annual	Location quotient
Alabama	53,280	$42,700	2.79
Alaska	220	$49,390	0.07
Arizona	23,540	$45,080	0.80
Arkansas	12,460	$36,990	1.06
California	98,390	$47,720	0.60
Colorado	9,180	$46,150	0.35
Connecticut	10,850	$45,170	0.71
Delaware	1,210	$43,770	0.28
District of Columbia	80	$50,330	0.01
Florida	42,060	$38,410	0.47
Georgia	52,020	$38,310	1.18
Hawaii	420	$49,630	0.07
Idaho	5,890	$44,210	0.76
Illinois	76,460	$44,140	1.39
Indiana	85,610	$45,550	2.96
Iowa	19,540	$48,920	1.39
Kansas	13,830	$45,220	1.06
Kentucky	47,320	$47,950	2.62
Louisiana	3,400	$45,070	0.19
Maine	3,910	$45,970	0.68
Maryland	6,880	$45,450	0.28
Massachusetts	11,600	$46,720	0.35
Michigan	112,310	$44,690	2.82
Minnesota	44,810	$46,920	1.68
Mississippi	16,800	$39,070	1.60
Missouri	32,850	$46,480	1.24
Montana	1,510	$44,940	0.33
Nebraska	7,240	$45,470	0.78
Nevada	11,290	$49,050	0.81
New Hampshire	6,130	$46,940	0.99
New Jersey	22,270	$37,620	0.57
New Mexico	1,550	$39,340	0.20
New York	33,180	$44,580	0.38
North Carolina	46,670	$40,330	1.05
North Dakota	4,410	$47,250	1.14
Ohio	93,480	$45,720	1.86
Oklahoma	11,920	$40,600	0.77
Oregon	11,120	$46,910	0.63
Pennsylvania	57,780	$44,160	1.05
Rhode Island	2,790	$40,590	0.62
South Carolina	42,150	$45,500	2.02
South Dakota	3,960	$43,240	0.96
Tennessee	58,760	$44,630	1.98
Texas	93,650	$38,320	0.74
Utah	19,110	$44,040	1.22
Vermont	1,380	$43,980	0.50
Virginia	21,750	$44,900	0.59
Washington	16,990	$48,260	0.53
West Virginia	3,480	$39,850	0.55
Wisconsin	46,360	$45,670	1.74
Wyoming	1,200	$40,720	0.47

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.

#	Occupation	Job Zone	Similarity
1	Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1-2	0.964
2	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	1-2	0.964
3	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1-2	0.958
4	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1-2	0.957
5	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	1-2	0.956
6	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	1-2	0.955
7	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	1-2	0.954
8	Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1-2	0.954
9	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	1-2	0.954
10	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1-2	0.952

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Team 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
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Operations Monitoring	0.88	0.964
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	Equipment Maintenance	1.00	0.955
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	Troubleshooting	0.76	0.948
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	Mathematics	1.62	0.947
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	Operations Monitoring	0.88	0.945
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	Troubleshooting	0.76	0.939
Sheet Metal Workers	Mathematics	1.62	0.936

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Team Assemblers, excluding software Team 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
Mastercam computer-aided design and manufacturing software	4 of 20	20.5x
Dassault Systemes SolidWorks	3 of 20	2.4x
Microsoft Windows	3 of 20	0.6x
Email software	3 of 20	0.5x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

Skill	Type	Importance	Level
Active Listening	Essential skill	3.12	3.00
Monitoring	Essential skill	3.12	3.00
Quality Control Analysis	Transferable skill	3.12	3.00
Coordination	Transferable skill	3.00	3.25
Operations Monitoring	Transferable skill	3.00	3.00
Social Perceptiveness	Transferable skill	3.00	3.00
Speaking	Essential skill	3.00	3.00
Critical Thinking	Essential skill	3.00	2.88
Instructing	Transferable skill	3.00	2.88
Reading Comprehension	Essential skill	3.00	2.88
Time Management	Transferable skill	3.00	2.75
Complex Problem Solving	Transferable skill	2.88	2.62
Writing	Essential skill	2.75	2.88
Judgment and Decision Making	Transferable skill	2.75	2.75
Operation and Control	Transferable skill	2.75	2.75
Management of Personnel Resources	Transferable skill	2.75	2.50
Persuasion	Transferable skill	2.38	2.38
Learning Strategies	Essential skill	2.38	2.12
Negotiation	Transferable skill	2.25	2.25
Service Orientation	Transferable skill	2.25	2.25
Active Learning	Essential skill	2.25	2.12
Equipment Maintenance	Transferable skill	2.25	2.00
Systems Analysis	Transferable skill	2.25	2.00
Troubleshooting	Transferable skill	2.12	2.12
Systems Evaluation	Transferable skill	2.12	2.00
Repairing	Transferable skill	2.00	2.00
Equipment Selection	Transferable skill	2.00	1.50
Mathematics	Essential skill	2.00	1.50
Management of Material Resources	Transferable skill	2.00	1.25
Management of Financial Resources	Transferable skill	1.88	1.12
Programming	Transferable skill	1.62	0.62
Technology Design	Transferable skill	1.50	0.50
Operations Analysis	Transferable skill	1.38	0.62
Installation	Transferable skill	1.00	not rated
Science	Essential skill	1.00	not rated

Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)

Knowledge
Name	Importance	Level
Production and Processing	4.26	4.09
Mechanical	3.68	4.30
Public Safety and Security	3.51	3.25
English Language	3.43	3.45
Education and Training	3.42	4.08
Computers and Electronics	3.35	3.75
Design	3.33	3.23
Engineering and Technology	3.32	3.76
Mathematics	3.09	3.09
Administration and Management	3.05	3.05
Customer and Personal Service	2.89	2.38
Building and Construction	2.44	2.14
Physics	2.38	2.16
Personnel and Human Resources	2.35	1.89
Administrative	2.29	2.21
Telecommunications	2.20	1.86
Communications and Media	2.16	2.08
Transportation	2.12	1.70
Psychology	2.09	2.05
Sales and Marketing	2.08	2.04
Chemistry	1.86	1.66
Law and Government	1.78	1.20
Sociology and Anthropology	1.75	1.25
Economics and Accounting	1.65	1.00
Medicine and Dentistry	1.53	0.86
Foreign Language	1.51	not rated
Geography	1.46	not rated
Therapy and Counseling	1.44	0.64
Biology	1.39	not rated
Philosophy and Theology	1.35	not rated
History and Archeology	1.33	not rated
Food Production	1.24	not rated
Fine Arts	1.20	not rated

Abilities
Name	Importance	Level
Manual Dexterity	3.75	3.12
Finger Dexterity	3.25	3.25
Information Ordering	3.25	3.25
Near Vision	3.25	3.25
Oral Comprehension	3.12	3.50
Arm-Hand Steadiness	3.12	3.00
Speech Clarity	3.12	3.00
Speech Recognition	3.12	3.00
Deductive Reasoning	3.12	2.88
Problem Sensitivity	3.12	2.88
Category Flexibility	3.00	3.00
Control Precision	3.00	3.00
Far Vision	3.00	3.00
Oral Expression	3.00	3.00
Selective Attention	3.00	3.00
Trunk Strength	3.00	3.00
Visualization	3.00	3.00
Written Comprehension	3.00	3.00
Written Expression	3.00	3.00
Inductive Reasoning	3.00	2.88
Time Sharing	2.88	2.88
Reaction Time	2.88	2.75
Static Strength	2.88	2.75
Perceptual Speed	2.88	2.62
Multilimb Coordination	2.75	2.88
Extent Flexibility	2.62	2.75
Visual Color Discrimination	2.62	2.62
Rate Control	2.50	2.50
Auditory Attention	2.50	2.12
Flexibility of Closure	2.38	2.25
Hearing Sensitivity	2.38	2.25
Fluency of Ideas	2.38	2.12
Originality	2.25	2.12
Depth Perception	2.12	2.38
Stamina	2.12	2.12
Dynamic Strength	2.12	2.00
Gross Body Coordination	2.12	2.00
Memorization	2.12	2.00
Speed of Closure	2.00	2.00
Wrist-Finger Speed	2.00	1.75
Gross Body Equilibrium	2.00	1.38
Number Facility	2.00	1.38
Mathematical Reasoning	2.00	1.25
Speed of Limb Movement	1.88	1.50
Response Orientation	1.75	1.38
Spatial Orientation	1.62	0.88
Explosive Strength	1.50	1.00
Peripheral Vision	1.50	0.75
Sound Localization	1.50	0.62
Night Vision	1.50	0.50
Glare Sensitivity	1.38	0.62
Dynamic Flexibility	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.

Autodesk AutoCAD hot
Microsoft Excel hot
Microsoft Office software hot
Microsoft Outlook hot
Microsoft PowerPoint hot
Microsoft Word hot
SAP software hot

Where it concentrates