battery assembler
Battery assemblers are welding and assembling the battery components such as electronics parts, wiring, and casing around the cells, as well as battery modules in a manufacturing facility.
battery assembler battery assemblers are welding and assembling the battery components such as electronics parts, wiring, and casing around the cells, as well as battery modules in a manufacturing facility. 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 battery fluids, battery management systems, electrical discharge, battery chemistry, battery components.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £28,620 a year for Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £25,997 to £34,441 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 8141). ONS rates this estimate 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 battery 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
Knowledge you'll build
- Production and Processing
- Mechanical
- Design
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Computers and Electronics
- Education and Training
- Administration and Management
What you'd actually do
- Read and interpret schematic drawings, diagrams, blueprints, specifications, work orders, or reports to determine materials requirements or assembly instructions.
- Assemble electrical or electronic systems or support structures and install components, units, subassemblies, wiring, or assembly casings, using rivets, bolts, soldering or micro-welding equipment.
- Adjust, repair, or replace electrical or electronic components to correct defects and to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Position, align, or adjust workpieces or electrical parts to facilitate wiring or assembly.
- Explain assembly procedures or techniques to other workers.
- Clean parts, using cleaning solutions, air hoses, and cloths.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does battery assembler do?
Battery assemblers are welding and assembling the battery components such as electronics parts, wiring, and casing around the cells, as well as battery modules in a manufacturing facility.
What skills does battery assembler need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include battery fluids, battery management systems, electrical discharge, battery chemistry, battery components, quality standards. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace battery assembler?
Our AI-durability model gives battery 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.