All precision assemblers not otherwise classified. Work schedules of assemblers may vary at plants with more than one shift. As precision assemblers become more experienced, they may progress to jobs that require more skill and be given more responsibility. Experienced assemblers may become product repairers if they have learned the many assembly operations and understand the construction of a product. These workers fix assembled articles that operators or inspectors have identified as defective.
Assemblers also can advance to quality control jobs or be promoted to supervisor.
Experienced precision assemblers also may become members of research and development teams, working with engineers and other project designers to design, develop, and test new product models. In some companies, assemblers can become trainees for one of the skilled trades. Those with a background in math, science, and computers may advance to programmers or operators of more highly automated production equipment. Most precision assemblers are promoted from the ranks of workers in lesser skilled jobs in the same establishment. Information about employment opportunities for assemblers is available from local offices of the State employment service and from locals of the unions.