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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
- Electron Beam Welding Machine Operator
- Electron Beam Welder Setter
- 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 “Electroslag Welding Machine Operator”
- Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
- Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
- Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
- 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.
- Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
- Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
- Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
- Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
- Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
- Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
- Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
- Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
- Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
- Record operational information on specified production reports.
- Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
- Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
- Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
- Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
- Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
- Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
- Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
- Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
- Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
- Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
- Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
- Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
- Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
- Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Related Technology & Tools
- Welding robots
- Micrometers
- Undercut gauges
- Welding torch tips
- Cold-welding machines
- Slip joint pliers
- Layout squares
- Heating furnaces
- Resistance welding machines
- Computerized numerical control CNC oxy-fuel systems
- Outside micrometer calipers
- Claw hammers
- Face masks
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Resistance welding guns
- Dial calipers
- Diffusion-welding machines
- Gas welding torches
- Hand scrapers
- Arc welding equipment
- Product loading equipment
- Hand clamps
- Tongs
- Wire brushes
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Power grinders
- Hydraulic booms
- Safety gloves
- C clamps
- Measuring tapes
- Chipping hammers
- Workpiece positioning jigs
- Welding electrodes
- Walk-behind lift trucks
- Laser cutters
- Brazing machines
- Portable welding machines
- Hydraulic winches
- Soldering robots
- Magnifiers
- Rulers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Vernier micrometers
- Welding tip cleaning files
- Vise grip pliers
- Side cutting pliers
- Power hoists
- Ball peen hammers
- Spot welding guns
- Desktop computers
- Soldering machines
- Safety goggles
- Laser-beam machines
- Bench vises
- Welding tip dressers
- Brazing robots
- Center punches
- Welding helmets
- Fillet weld gauges
- Microsoft Word
- Tool center point TCP setting software
- Email software
- Data entry software
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel