Where a motor vehicle parts assembler can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a motor vehicle parts assembler already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Motor vehicle parts assemblers fasten motor vehicle parts and components together. They use hand and tools power tools to connect wiring and cables, position and adjust parts. Motor vehicle parts assemblers also set up programmable devices or robots. They test electrical assemblies and equipment and inspect individual parts for malfunctions. They check the quality of assemblies to make sure the standards are met and the specifications are complied with.
Also known as motor vehicle parts tester, auto parts assembler, lorry parts assembler, motor vehicle parts inspector, car parts assembler, automotive parts assembler.
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 40 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: aircraft de-icer installer, 73%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A motor vehicle parts assembler needs 17 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- assemble electronic units handling and moving
- assemble electrical components handling and moving
- mechanics of motor vehicles engineering, manufacturing and construction
- use power tools handling and moving
- align components handling and moving
- fasten components handling and moving
- electromechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- use technical documentation information skills
- read engineering drawings information skills
- electronics engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a motor vehicle parts assembler does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- aircraft engine assembler 78% covered · difficulty 24.5
- electromechanical equipment assembler 76% covered · difficulty 26.3
- vessel engine assembler 73% covered · difficulty 29.9
- rolling stock assembler 73% covered · difficulty 30
- motorcycle assembler 67% covered · difficulty 35.9
- aircraft assembler 66% covered · difficulty 36.2
- motor vehicle body assembler 65% covered · difficulty 37.7
- boat rigger 57% covered · difficulty 44.8
- aircraft interior technician 50% covered · difficulty 51.7
- marine upholsterer 50% covered · difficulty 51.7
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Motor vehicle parts 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 parts 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.