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“Gas Welding Machine Operator” 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 “Gas Welding Machine Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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