Where a motor vehicle body assembler can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a motor vehicle body assembler already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Motor vehicle body assemblers fasten motor vehicle body parts and components together such as frames, doors, chassis and hoods. They use hand tools, power tools and other equipment such as CNC machines or robots. They read technical plans and use automated assembling equipment to build motor vehicle bodies. They inspect individual parts for malfunctions and check the quality of assemblies to make sure the standards are met and the specifications respected. Motor vehicle body assemblers report any assembly issues to their supervisor.
Also known as bus body assembler, lorry body assembler, car body assembler, coach body assembler, vehicle production body assembler, motorcycle body assembler, truck body assembler.
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 42 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: aircraft assembler, 73%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A motor vehicle body assembler needs 15 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- work in assembly line teams communication, collaboration and creativity
- assemble metal parts handling and moving
- mechanics of motor vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- mark processed workpiece handling and moving
- align components handling and moving
- fasten components handling and moving
- use technical documentation information skills
- read engineering drawings information skills
- apply health and safety standards assisting and caring
- read standard blueprints information skills
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a motor vehicle body assembler does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- rolling stock assembler 79% covered · difficulty 23.5
- aircraft assembler 76% covered · difficulty 26
- motor vehicle parts assembler 69% covered · difficulty 33.8
- railway car upholsterer 52% covered · difficulty 49.2
- marine upholsterer 45% covered · difficulty 55.3
- metal products assembler 40% covered · difficulty 59.2
- marine fitter 39% covered · difficulty 60.4
- model maker 30% covered · difficulty 67.7
- automotive brake technician 30% covered · difficulty 67.8
- fitter and turner 29% covered · difficulty 68.3
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Motor vehicle body assembler is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a motor vehicle body assembler’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.