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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
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Microsoft Office