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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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