Wooden box assembler - Salary and Career
Assemblers of furniture and wooden artifacts

Wooden box assembler - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They prepare the work place, assemble the series or the unit and install furniture and wooden artifacts, boxes, crates, pallets, crates, etc. They program the assembly steps, select machines, tools and instruments, interpret instructions and carry out the work in accordance with technical, quality, safety, environmental and health standards and procedures.

How much does an Wooden box assembler earn

A Wooden box assembler earns between $1.165 and $2.775 per month, with an average monthly salary of $1.553 and a median salary of $1.474 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 49.781 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Wooden box assembler

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 1.553 18.636 388 7
1º Quartile 1.165 13.985 291 5
Median Salary 1.474 17.688 369 7
3º Quartile 2.116 25.397 529 10
Higher Salary 2.775 33.301 694 13


Professional job categories

  • Workers in the production of industrial goods and services
    • workers in the wood and furniture industries
      • furniture assembly workers and wooden artifacts
        • assemblers of furniture and wooden artifacts

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Main workplaces

Assemblers of furniture and wooden artifacts they operate mainly in assembly lines for the wood and furniture industries or in the manufacture of wood packaging for industrial, commercial, service and cooperative companies and agricultural companies. They may be self-employed or salaried employees at regular hours during the day, under occasional supervision. There are substantial differences between the furniture assembler on the assembly line, in the factory and the assembler-installer.


What does it take to work in the field of Assemblers of furniture and wooden artifacts

For furniture assemblers, courses are offered at professional training institutions. Employers also provide on-the-job training of varying durations. The full exercise of activities requires one to two years of practice.


Functions and activities of Wooden box assembler

Assemblers of furniture and wooden artifacts must:

  • interpret assembly instructions;
  • select machines, equipment, tools and assembly instruments;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • install the furniture or wooden artifact in the place defined by the customer;
  • ensure the quality of the furniture or wooden artifact;
  • install the furniture or wooden artifact in the location defined by the customer;
  • assembling wooden furniture and artifacts;
  • install the furniture or wooden artifact in the place defined by the customer;
  • ensure the quality of the furniture or wooden artifact;
  • program the assembly steps;
  • program assembly steps;
  • assembling furniture and wooden artifacts;
  • prepare the workplace;

  • Activities

    • define the assembly operations;
    • check the conditions of use of the tools;
    • arrange the necessary assembly materials;
    • predict the placement of accessories and components;
    • use epi;
    • installing fixing components for furniture and wooden artifacts;
    • check the functionality of the furniture or artifact of wood;
    • use epi and epc;
    • fixing the parts of the furniture or wooden artifact;
    • check the measurements of the parts according to the assembly instructions;
    • coordinate assembly tasks;
    • obtain information about the location of electrical networks , hydraulics and telephone;
    • identify defective parts or accessories;
    • communicate;
    • take initiative;
    • demonstrate a sense of responsibility;
    • demonstrate a sense of organization;
    • guide the customer regarding the installation, use and maintenance of furniture or wooden artifact;
    • provide floor and bench protection for the assembly of furniture or wooden artifact;
    • clean the workplace;
    • moving the parts of the furniture or wooden artifact;
    • provide spare accessories;
    • obtain the customer's approval;
    • check the space needed to assemble the furniture or wooden artifact;
    • pack the furniture or wooden artifact for transport;
    • keep up to date (materials and tools);
    • adjusting parts of the furniture or wooden artifact;
    • avoid damage to the parts when handling the furniture or artifact of wood;
    • retouch parts of the furniture or wooden artifacts with small defects ;
    • identify the type of furniture or wooden artifact to be be mounted;
    • interpret the schematic and design of the furniture or wooden artifact;
    • analyze the finish of pieces of furniture or wooden artifact;
    • check the operating conditions of machines and electrical equipment ;
    • check parts and accessories (assembly kit);
    • separate the tools according to the characteristics of the furniture or artifact of wood to be assembled;
    • define the place to install the furniture or wooden artifact;
    • follow quality standards;
    • establish the time required to assemble the furniture or wooden artifact;
    • installing finishing accessories (handles, frames, mirror);
    • work ethically;
    • master the application of the decimal metric system (measurement notions);
    • demonstrate dedication;
    • provide replacement of defective parts;
    • clean the furniture or wooden artifact, in accordance with the manufacturer's instruction;
    • pasting pieces of furniture or wooden artifact;


    Sectors that hire Wooden box assembler the most in the job market

    • furniture retail trade
    • manufacture of furniture with predominance of wood
    • manufacture of cooperage artifacts and wooden packaging
    • furniture assembly services of any material
    • temporary labor lease
    • specialized retailer of home appliances and audio and video equipment
    • manufacture of miscellaneous wooden artifacts
    • wood and artifacts retail trade
    • installation of doors, windows, ceilings, partitions and built-in cabinets of any material
    • road transport of cargo, except dangerous goods and removals, intercity, interstate and international




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