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Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

$50.85K Median Salary 4K Job Openings (Annual Projection) -11.9% Job Growth

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About This Career

Construct, assemble, or rebuild machines, such as engines, turbines, and similar equipment used in such industries as construction, extraction, textiles, and paper manufacturing.

Reported Job Titles

Assembler, Assembly Line Worker, Cell Technician, Engine Assembler, Engine Builder, Field Service Technician, Fitter, Large Engine Assembler, Machine Assembler, Mechanical Assembler

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Manual Dexterity

Finger Dexterity

Near Vision

Visualization

Control Precision

Extent Flexibility

Information Ordering

Multilimb Coordination

Problem Sensitivity

Static Strength

Category Flexibility

Deductive Reasoning

Flexibility of Closure

Inductive Reasoning

Oral Comprehension

Perceptual Speed

Selective Attention

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Trunk Strength

Written Comprehension

Knowledge

Mechanical

Production and Processing

Customer and Personal Service

Engineering and Technology

Skills

Operations Monitoring

Quality Control Analysis

Reading Comprehension

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Monitoring

Speaking

Technology Skills

Computer aided design CAD software

Spreadsheet software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Tools

Calipers

Rubber mallet

Retaining ring pliers

Pipe or tube cutter

Hex keys

Dial indicator or dial gauge

Mallets

Screwdrivers

Cold chisels

Speed sensors

Hydraulic press frames

Hoists

Pullers

Jib crane

Grinding wheels

Soldering iron

Power drills

Impact wrenches

Hydraulic cylinder or component repair kits

Sockets

Engine or vehicle stands

Power grinders

Specialty wrenches

Force or torque sensors

Precision file

Tube bending machine

Taps

Power riveter

Spot welding machine

Adjustable wrenches

Hand reamer

Claw hammer

Power flaring tool

Tumblers or polishers

Metal band sawing machine

Micrometers

Ratchets

Pry bars

Nut drivers

Milling machines

Torque wrenches

Feeler gauges

Heat guns

Needlenose pliers

Personal computers

Abilities

Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Extent Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Knowledge

Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Skills

Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Technology Skills

Computer aided design CAD software: Autodesk AutoCAD; Autodesk Revit
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word

Tools

Calipers: Dial calipers; Digital calipers; Vernier calipers
Rubber mallet: Rubber mallets
Retaining ring pliers: Snap ring pliers
Pipe or tube cutter: Flange facing machines
Hex keys: Allen wrenches; Hex wrenches
Dial indicator or dial gauge: Dial indicators
Mallets: Rawhide mallets
Screwdrivers: Mini screwdriver sets
Cold chisels: Flat cold chisels
Speed sensors: Wire feed rate measurement instruments
Hydraulic press frames: Hydraulic hot presses
Hoists: Hoisting equipment
Pullers: Comealongs
Jib crane: Jib cranes
Grinding wheels: Power grinding wheels
Soldering iron: Soldering irons
Power drills: Hand drills
Impact wrenches: Underwater impact wrenches
Hydraulic cylinder or component repair kits: Ring squeezers
Sockets: Socket wrenches
Engine or vehicle stands: Engine repair stands
Power grinders: Underwater power grinders
Specialty wrenches: Oil filter wrenches
Force or torque sensors: Force transducers
Precision file: Non-conductive files
Tube bending machine: Tube benders
Taps: Metal cutting taps
Power riveter: Rivet guns
Spot welding machine: Portable welding equipment
Adjustable wrenches: Adjustable hand wrenches
Hand reamer: Reamers
Claw hammer: Claw hammers
Power flaring tool: Flaring tools
Tumblers or polishers: Chemical mechanical polishing CMP systems
Metal band sawing machine: Bandsaws
Micrometers:
Ratchets: Ratchet sets
Pry bars:
Nut drivers: Magnetic nut drivers; T handle nut drivers
Milling machines: Machining centers
Torque wrenches: Hydraulic torque wrenches
Feeler gauges: Angled feeler gauges
Heat guns:
Needlenose pliers:
Personal computers:

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