A professional who joins parts, such as handles, blades, gears, or springs to assemble articles, such as pliers, knives, razors, shears, knife sharpeners, can openers, and ice crushers. Responsibilities include:

• Positions parts together, following guides such as holes, edges, and prongs.
• Rivets, bolts, or screws parts together, using hammer, riveting machine, wrench, or pneumatic screwdriver.
• May drill, ream, or tap holes in parts of pliers, using drill press.
• May use clamps, pneumatic or screw presses, and other work aids to hold parts during assembly.
• May be designated according to article assembled as knife assembler; electric-razor assembler; shear assembler.