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Assembly Technician Career Market Report 2026

1,270 active jobs. 323 companies. Median salary $48K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,270
Active Job Openings
323
Companies Hiring
$48K
Median Salary (US)
75%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Assembly Technician market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 75% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $48K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $40K to $120K.

Supply Chain is the most-demanded skill at 10%

Logistics demand rose +4.6pp — fastest-growing skill

Belron leads hiring with 84 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Manager (+$50K, +72%)

Salary increase: +$50K · Sample: Mid-Level → Manager

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 8% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior40$35K$48K$117K
Mid-Level12$62K$70K$119K
Senior10$17K$69K$119K
Lead5$50K$62K$245K
Manager5$100K$120K$211K
Entry-Level4$40K$40K$44K
Director3$123K$123K$157K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Manager: +$50K (72%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States90$52KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site5.4%
Remote0.8%
Hybrid0.0%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Supply Chain
10%
AI/LLM
8%
Quality Assurance
7%
Forklift
6%
Quality Control
5%
Lean Manufacturing
5%
Logistics
5%
Data Analysis
4%
Project Management
4%
Robotics
4%
PLC Programming
4%
SAP
4%

Skills on the Rise

Logistics ↑+4.6ppData Analysis ↑+4.0ppPLC Programming ↑+3.6ppSAP ↑+3.6ppRobotics ↑+3.6pp

Declining in Demand

Attention to Detail ↓-16.0ppJournalism ↓-11.6ppSustainability ↓-9.6ppExcel ↓-7.7ppAdaptability ↓-4.7pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Belron846.6%
Globalhr675.3%
Securitas483.8%
Micron272.1%
Kone262.0%
Ag241.9%
Wabtec221.7%
Boschgroup211.7%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States492
Germany109
Netherlands49
United Kingdom25
Malaysia19
Singapore18
Canada17
France16

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree50.8%484
Master's Degree7.0%67
Bachelor's Degree5.4%51
PhD / Doctorate0.7%7
High School / GED0.6%6

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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