Will “Industrial Welder” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Industrial Welder” 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 “Industrial Welder”

Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
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.
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.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
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.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.

Related Technology & Tools

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

Data entry software
Word processing software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Office
Email software
Tool center point TCP setting software