Production
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
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.
Also called: Assembler, Assembly Associate, Assembly Line Machine Operator, Assembly Line Worker, Assembly Operator, Assembly Technician
- Median pay in Greater Boston
- $47,860
- $23.01/hr
- Jobs in Greater Boston
- 9,900
- Massachusetts 2024–2034
- +2.0%
- 1,280 openings a year
- Typical U.S. entry requirement
- High school diploma or equivalent
- plus Moderate-term on-the-job training
Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.
Pay range in Greater Boston
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $38,270 | $42,850 | $47,860 | $54,450 | $62,420 |
10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.
What you’d do
- Perform quality checks on products and parts.
- Review work orders and blueprints to ensure work is performed according to specifications.
- Rotate through all the tasks required in a particular production process.
- Determine work assignments and procedures.
- Supervise assemblers and train employees on job procedures.
- Shovel, sweep, or otherwise clean work areas.
AI and this job
AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.
Lower exposure22 of 100
The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:
- AIOE 23
- Language-model AIOE 23
- GPTs-are-GPTs 21
Observed AI use today: Not published (Anthropic Economic Index)
AI exposure for this job is lower. AI tools could help with reviewing work orders and blueprints, tracking quality checks, and planning work assignments. They do not do the hands-on assembly or the day-to-day work of leading and training a team.
Likely to change
- Reviewing work orders and blueprints
- Recording and tracking quality checks
Still relies on people
- Hands-on assembly across several stations
- Training and supervising team members
Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.
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Training near Boston
College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).
No college programs near Boston map to this job. Many people enter through on-the-job training or apprenticeship.
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