Will “Certified Welder” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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