medical device assembler
Medical device assemblers manufacture instruments, machines and appliances that can be used to prevent, diagnose or treat medical conditions. Medical devices can be non-electrical, such as tubes, needles, drainage sets and sterile pipettes, as well as electrical, such as pacemakers, MRI machines, and X-ray devices. Some may also work in the production of medical furniture such as hospital beds and operation tables.
medical device assembler medical device assemblers manufacture instruments, machines and appliances that can be used to prevent, diagnose or treat medical conditions. 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 medical devices materials, sterilization techniques, quality standards, medical devices, wear cleanroom suit.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £27,962 a year for Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £24,828 to £33,242 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 8149). 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 medical device 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
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Frequently asked questions
What does medical device assembler do?
Medical device assemblers manufacture instruments, machines and appliances that can be used to prevent, diagnose or treat medical conditions. Medical devices can be non-electrical, such as tubes, needles, drainage sets and sterile pipettes, as well as electrical, such as pacemakers, MRI machines, and X-ray devices. Some may also work in the production of medical furniture such as hospital beds and operation tables.
What skills does medical device assembler need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include medical devices materials, sterilization techniques, quality standards, medical devices, wear cleanroom suit, test medical devices. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace medical device assembler?
Our AI-durability model gives medical device 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.