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Medical device assembler

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Assembler of medical appliances Assembler of medical devices Medical appliance assembler Medical appliance assembly technician Medical appliance assembly worker Medical appliance maker Medical device assembler Medical device assembly technician Medical device assembly worker Medical device constructor Medical device fabricator Medical device maker Medical device production operative Medical device production operator Medical device production worker Medical furniture assembly worker Medical furniture maker Medical furniture assembler Medical furniture assembly technician Medical instrument assembler Medical instrument assembly technician Medical instrument assembly worker Medical instrument fabricator Medical instrument maker

Medical device assemblers manufacture instruments, machines and appliances that can be used to prevent, diagnose or treat medical conditions. Medical devices can be non-electrical, such as tubes, needles, drainage sets and sterile pipettes, as well as electrical, such as pacemakers, mri machines, and x-ray devices. Some may also work in the production of medical furniture such as hospital beds and operation tables.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Assembling component parts and positioning, aligning and fastening units to assemblies, subassemblies or frames using hand or power tools, soldering and micro-welding equipment;
(b) Reviewing work orders, specifications, diagrams and drawings to determine materials needed and assembly instructions;
(c) Recording production and operational data on specified forms;
(d) Inspecting and testing components and completed assemblies;
(e) Rejecting faulty products.

Knowledge

  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Medical diagnostic and treatment technology
  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
  • Biochemistry
  • Chemistry

Digital competencies

  • Making production moulds and casts
  • Fabricating medical and prosthetic devices
  • Complying with operational procedures
  • Working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • Interpreting technical documentation and diagrams

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Supporting others
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Assemblers

Assemblers

Assemblers not elsewhere classified

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Assemblers not elsewhere classified

2.437

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

38,54%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

8,21% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

21,30%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

54,21%

Part-time contracts

1,94% Turnover index

482

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-10%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Assemblers

87%

13%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Assemblers

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Assemblers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Assemblers not elsewhere classified

No experience
15%
Less than 1 year
10%
Between 1 and 2 years
19%
Between 2 and 4 years
36%
Between 4 and 8 years
9%
More than 8 years
11%
Manufacturing
26%
Construction
19%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
15%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10%
Information and communication
6%
Others
24%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.