Will “Electron Beam Welder Setter” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
61% Chance of Automation
“Electron Beam Welder Setter” 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”.
Also Known As…
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Technical Associate (TA)
- Spot Welder
- Robot Operator
- Operator
- Mig Welder
- Machine Operator
- Fitter-Welder
- Finishing Technician
- Fabricator
- Braze Operator
- Welding Pantograph Operator
- Welding Pantograph Machine Operator
- Welding Operator
- Welding Machine Setter
- Welding Machine Operator/Tender
- Welding Machine Operator
- Wave Soldering Machine Operator
- Ultrasonic Welding Machine Operator
- Type Soldering Machine Tender
- Travograph Operator
- Thermit Welding Machine Operator
- Surface Mount Technology Operator (SMT Operator)
- Soldering Technician
- Soldering Machine Tender
- Soldering Machine Setter and Setup Operator
- Soldering Machine Setter
- Soldering Machine Operator
- Solder Deposit Operator
- Rod Welder
- Robotic Weld Technician
- Resistance Welding Machine Operator
- Resistance Machine Welder Setter
- Reflow Operator
- Radiagraph Operator
- Racking Technician
- Racking Machine Operator
- Oxygraph Operator
- Manufacturing Operator
- Manufacturing Associate
- Manufacturing Assistant
- Machine Welder
- Machine Lead Burner
- Laser Beam Machine Operator
- Industrial Welder
- Induction Heating Equipment Setter
- Induction Brazer
- Gas Welding Machine Operator
- Furnace Brazer
- Friction Welding Machine Operator
- Explosion Welder
- Electroslag Welding Machine Operator
- Electron Beam Welding Machine Operator
- Electron Beam Machine Welder Setter
- Controlled Atmospheric Furnace Brazer
- Certified Welder
- Brazing Machine Tender
- Brazing Machine Setter and Setup Operator
- Brazing Machine Setter
- Brazing Machine Operator
- Billet Assembler
- Arc Welding Machine Operator
- Arc and Gas Welder
Tasks for “Electron Beam Welder Setter”
- Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
- Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
- Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
- Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
- Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
- Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
- Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
- Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
- Record operational information on specified production reports.
- 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.
- Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
- Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
- Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
- 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.
- Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
- Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
- Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
- 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.
- Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
- Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
- Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
- Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
- Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
- Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Claw hammers
- Portable welding machines
- Vise grip pliers
- Safety goggles
- Chipping hammers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Walk-behind lift trucks
- Bench vises
- Power grinders
- Laser cutters
- Brazing machines
- Hand scrapers
- Welding torch tips
- Micrometers
- Measuring tapes
- Welding robots
- Outside micrometer calipers
- Resistance welding machines
- Soldering robots
- Vernier micrometers
- Power hoists
- Brazing robots
- Diffusion-welding machines
- Heating furnaces
- Hydraulic winches
- Welding electrodes
- Arc welding equipment
- Workpiece positioning jigs
- Resistance welding guns
- Computerized numerical control CNC oxy-fuel systems
- Product loading equipment
- Safety gloves
- Spot welding guns
- Laser-beam machines
- Welding helmets
- Hydraulic booms
- Magnifiers
- Center punches
- Fillet weld gauges
- Wire brushes
- Undercut gauges
- Cold-welding machines
- Welding tip dressers
- C clamps
- Slip joint pliers
- Ball peen hammers
- Desktop computers
- Welding tip cleaning files
- Side cutting pliers
- Rulers
- Soldering machines
- Dial calipers
- Gas welding torches
- Hand clamps
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Layout squares
- Tongs
- Face masks
- Microsoft Office
- Data entry software
- Word processing software
- Email software
- Microsoft Excel
- Tool center point TCP setting software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Word