A professional who assembles head and foot sections of metal bedstead. Responsibilities include:

• Inserts upright fillers in holes in bedpost and in holes in cross filler.
• Springs legs of frame apart and inserts ends of cross filler into holes in legs.
• Fits moulding to bedpost and drives it into grooves in bedpost with mallet.
• Forces ends of panel into molding, bottom of panel into cross molding, and ends of cross moulding into bedpost, using mallet.
• May cut panel from stock, using power shear.
• May bend moulding to shape by use of power press.
• May assemble safety rails and attach motors, pulleys, and cables to bed frame to assemble electric hospital beds.
• May be designated according to section of bed assembled as foot-piece assembler; head-piece assembler.