Occupation 8142 · Process, plant and machine operatives
Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) undertake the routine assembly of vehicles and other metal goods or components such as frames, axles, wire brushes and wheels.
No academic qualifications are required. In some cases candidates must take aptitude and dexterity tests. Normal colour vision is required for some jobs. Training varies according to the complexity of the work.
Assembler (metal trades) · Car worker · Lineworker (vehicle mfr) · Manufacturing operator (metal trades) · Process worker (metal trades: assembly)
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | None | 2026-03 | 21,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | None | 2026-03 | 22,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | None | 2026-03 | 22,900.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | None | 2026-03 | 800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate is less than 500 |
| 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | None | 2026-03 | 23,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | None | 2026-03 | 600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | 900.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | 3,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | 1,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | 3,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | 2,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | 800.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| South East | 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | 1,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | 1,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | 600.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | 6,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 8142 : Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | None | 1,000.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 11 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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