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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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