How to become an electronic equipment or component assembler

Official title: Electronic equipment/component assembler

Also called: Electronic component assembler, Electronic equipment assembler, Office machine assembler (electronic), Radio receiver assembler, Radio valve assembler, Semi-conductor device assembler, Television receiver assembler, Operator, Ÿ Semi-conductor device assembler

Electronic equipment/component assembler assembles various parts into finished electronic components, sub-assemblies or equipment. He/she installs and connects wiring and parts by clamping or soldering.

Main tasks

• Assembling component parts and electrical and electronic systems and positioning, aligning and fastening units to assemblies, sub-assemblies, or frames using hand or power tools, soldering and micro-welding equipment
• Reviewing work orders, specifications, diagrams and drawings to determine materials needed and assembly instructions
• Recording production and operational data on specified forms

Ways in

• Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Electronics & Computer Engineering (Applied Electronics & AI). You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
• Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Electronics Engineering. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Electronics (Temasek Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $24,204 a year. The middle half earn $22,164 to $30,240 a year.
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Electrical equipment/component assembler
• Battery assembler
• Mechanical equipment/component assembler
• Electrical/Electronic products quality checker/tester
• Mechanical products quality checker/tester

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Questions people ask

How do I become an electronic equipment or component assembler?

Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Polytechnic diploma; Work-study diploma.

How much does an electronic equipment or component assembler earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $24,204 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $22,164 to $30,240.

Will AI change the work of an electronic equipment or component assembler?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026