2.4Low Risk
Product Assemblers
Factory Process Workers · Packers and Product Assemblers
Low Risk
Median Weekly Pay
$1,196
Full-time workers
Employment
25,200
Total workers
10yr Growth
+7.4%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
N/A
Key Insight
Product Assemblers has low AI exposure, making it one of the more resilient occupations in the Australian workforce.
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation15.0%
Augmentation45.0%
Key Tasks
- •Locating, positioning and securing components on workbenches
- •Punching and drilling mounting holes in parts and assembled products
- •Assembling and securing components in sequence
- •Assembling parts by nailing, screwing, gluing and dowelling, riveting, crimping, soldering and spot welding components
- •Fitting hardware items, such as hinges, catches and knobs, to parts
- •Attaching and fastening jewellery and jewellery parts to fabricate bracelets, necklaces, brooches and earrings
- •Deburring and finishing items using files, grinding wheels and emery paper
- •May manually wind light electrical field coils
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
42
Female Share
26.0%
Part-Time Share
10.0%
Skill Level
5 / 5
Lowest