Will “Fabricator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Fabricator” 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 “Fabricator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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