Assembly Technician for Aerospace
Location
Lyons, IL
Wage
$25 – $30/hr
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Posted on August 28, 2026
Job Description
Overview
An Assembly Technician is needed for precision assembly and some manual machining, focusing on the assembly, part marking, and machining of precision components for the aerospace industry.
Responsibilities
- Perform precision assembly of components.
- Conduct part marking as required.
- Engage in manual machining of precision components.
Requirements
- Exceptional print reading skills including GD&T.
- Ability to interpret customer specifications.
- Ingenuity to design and make tooling, fixtures, and jigs.
- Extreme attention to detail.
- Preferred experience with assembly and hardware insertion.
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How this job compares in Lyons, IL
Pay in context
At roughly $28/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $32/hr median for welding jobs across Illinois, where the middle half runs $27–$39/hr across 265 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 26% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.
The local market in Lyons, IL
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Lyons, IL, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 240 employers. Browse welding jobs across Illinois.
The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Staff on Site (13), S&C Electric Company (12), and Gerber Collision & Glass (11). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $38/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Downers Grove at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
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