Will “Finishing Technician” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Finishing Technician” 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 “Finishing Technician”

Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
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.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
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.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
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.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
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.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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