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”

Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
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.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
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.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
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.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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