industrial machinery assembler
Industrial machinery assemblers manufacture industrial equipment such as industrial robots, assembly line machines, and labeling machines. They use hand tools and computer-controlled machines.
industrial machinery assembler industrial machinery assemblers manufacture industrial equipment such as industrial robots, assembly line machines, and labeling machines. They use hand tools and computer-controlled machines. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include mechanics, operate welding equipment, maintain industrial equipment, perform test run, secure working area.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £31,919 a year for Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £26,562 to £40,274 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 8142). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Plant and machine operators and assemblers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only industrial machinery assembler, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 8. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Frequently asked questions
What does industrial machinery assembler do?
Industrial machinery assemblers manufacture industrial equipment such as industrial robots, assembly line machines, and labeling machines. They use hand tools and computer-controlled machines.
What skills does industrial machinery assembler need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include mechanics, operate welding equipment, maintain industrial equipment, perform test run, secure working area, perform maintenance on installed equipment. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace industrial machinery assembler?
Our AI-durability model gives industrial machinery assembler a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.