A couple of images immediately come to mind when you sayassembly line worker. First, you see Henry Ford, the father of theassembly line, and workers building the Model T at the Ford Plantin Michigan. Next, an episode of I Love Lucy where Lucy scramblesfrantically to keep up with the increasing speed of a conveyor beltwhile trying to box chocolate candy at the chocolate factory. Thoseimages are stereotypes and are far from the duties of today’sassembly line worker.An assembly line worker is much more likely to work in atechnical environment and possess excellent skills in a givenfield. Jobs such as computer assembly and building a complexguidance system for the military require special skills for workerswho are part of an assembly line. There is much more to the jobthan simply turning a scr