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Job Description

Assemble, fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles, such as tails, wings, fuselage, bulkheads, stabilizers, landing gear, rigging and control equipment, or heating and ventilating systems.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-2011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 52,530.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 25.00
Currently, there are 42,010 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers”.

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Tasks for “Aerospace Assembler”

Align, fit, assemble, connect, or install system components, using jigs, fixtures, measuring instruments, hand tools, or power tools.
Install mechanical linkages and actuators, using tensiometers to verify tension of cables.
Fabricate parts needed for assembly or installation, using shop machinery or equipment.
Inspect or test installed units, parts, systems, or assemblies for fit, alignment, performance, defects, or compliance with standards, using measuring instruments or test equipment.
Monitor robotic assembly equipment, such as snake-arm robots, used to assemble, seal, or swage aircraft structures.
Assemble parts, fittings, or subassemblies on aircraft, using layout tools, hand tools, power tools, or fasteners, such as bolts, screws, rivets, or clamps.
Splice cables, using clamps and fittings, or reweave cable strands.
Assemble prototypes or integrated-technology demonstrators of new or emerging environmental technologies for aircraft.
Install accessories in swaging machines, using hand tools.
Layout and mark reference points and locations for installation of parts or components, using jigs, templates, or measuring and marking instruments.
Cut, trim, file, bend, or smooth parts to ensure proper fit and clearance.
Fit and fasten sheet metal coverings to surface areas or other sections of aircraft prior to welding or riveting.
Place and connect control cables to electronically controlled units, using hand tools, ring locks, cotter keys, threaded connectors, turnbuckles, or related devices.
Read blueprints, illustrations, or specifications to determine layouts, sequences of operations, or identities or relationships of parts.
Adjust, repair, rework, or replace parts or assemblies to ensure proper operation.
Join structural assemblies, such as wings, tails, or fuselage.
Clean aircraft structures, parts, or components, using aqueous, semi-aqueous, aliphatic hydrocarbon, or organic solvent cleaning products or techniques to reduce carbon or other harmful emissions.
Set up or operate machines or systems to crimp, cut, bend, form, swage, flare, bead, burr, or straighten tubing, according to specifications.
Verify dimensions of cable assemblies or positions of fittings, using measuring instruments.
Set, align, adjust, or synchronize aircraft armament or rigging or control system components to established tolerances or requirements using sighting devices and hand tools.
Clean, oil, or coat system components as necessary before assembly or attachment.
Attach brackets, hinges, or clips to secure or support components or subassemblies, using bolts, screws, rivets, chemical bonding, or welding.
Mark identifying information on tubing or cable assemblies, using etching devices, labels, rubber stamps, or other methods.
Cut cables and tubing, using master templates, measuring instruments, and cable cutters or saws.
Capture or segregate waste material, such as aluminum swarf, machine cutting fluid, or solvents, for recycling or environmentally responsible disposal.
Assemble prefabricated parts to form subassemblies.
Weld tubing and fittings or solder cable ends, using tack-welders, induction brazing chambers, or other equipment.
Manually install structural assemblies or signal crane operators to position assemblies for joining.
Swage fittings onto cables, using swaging machines.
Position and align subassemblies in jigs or fixtures, using measuring instruments and following blueprint lines and index points.

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Pin protrusion gauges
Anti-vibration gloves
Spot welding equipment
Brazing equipment
C-yoke compression riveters
Pneumatic drills
Dial calipers
Ratchets
Thickness gauges
Beading tools
First assembly jigs
Spanner wrenches
Safety glasses
Ratcheting box wrenches
Flaring tools
Adhesive application robots
Hand clamps
Rivet guns
Line reamers
Power drills
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Spline key wrenches
Protective ear plugs
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Drafting templates
Recoilless rivet hammers
Mylar index templates
Autoriveters
Nut wrenches
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Trunnion wrenches
Metal bending equipment
Tube crimping tools
Protective ear muffs
Bearing staking tools
Power hoists
Micrometers
Soldering irons
Tack welding equipment
Fuel nozzle wrenches
Desktop computers
Trunnion centering tools
Cable cutters
Metal bucking bars
Gear shaft wrenches
Alligator jaw compression riveters
Offset screwdrivers
Assembly robots
Blind rivet guns
Power screwguns
Power saws
Single-cut mill saw files
Straight screwdrivers
Overhead cranes
Burring tools
Case wrenches
Fuel control wrenches
Pipe bending mandrels
Welding hoods
Swaging tools
Precision tapered reamers
Safety gloves
Tensiometers
Ultrasonic inspection equipment
Electrochemical etching devices
Bearing installation tools
Milling machines
Setup templates
Torque drivers
Arc welding equipment

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