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“Arc and Gas Welder” will maybe be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4122.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 38,380.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 18.00
Currently, there are 46,920 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders”.

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Tasks for “Arc and Gas Welder”

Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Record operational information on specified production reports.

Related Technology & Tools

Face masks
Rulers
Hand clamps
Safety gloves
Welding robots
Bench vises
Vernier micrometers
Welding tip dressers
Center punches
Spot welding guns
Soldering machines
Single-cut mill saw files
Laser-beam machines
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Resistance welding machines
Desktop computers
Measuring tapes
Tongs
Workpiece positioning jigs
Layout squares
Brazing robots
Portable welding machines
Chipping hammers
Heating furnaces
C clamps
Magnifiers
Claw hammers
Soldering robots
Gas welding torches
Fillet weld gauges
Hand scrapers
Resistance welding guns
Outside micrometer calipers
Computerized numerical control CNC oxy-fuel systems
Welding torch tips
Diffusion-welding machines
Power hoists
Arc welding equipment
Slip joint pliers
Welding helmets
Walk-behind lift trucks
Brazing machines
Power grinders
Hydraulic booms
Vise grip pliers
Hydraulic winches
Welding tip cleaning files
Undercut gauges
Ball peen hammers
Welding electrodes
Product loading equipment
Dial calipers
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Safety goggles
Cold-welding machines
Wire brushes
Laser cutters
Side cutting pliers
Micrometers

Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Word processing software
Tool center point TCP setting software
Email software
Spreadsheet software
Data entry software