Will “Certified Welder” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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“Certified 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 “Certified Welder”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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