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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”.
Also Known As…
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Technical Associate (TA)
- Spot Welder
- Robot Operator
- Operator
- Mig Welder
- Machine Operator
- Fitter-Welder
- Finishing Technician
- Fabricator
- Braze Operator
- Welding Pantograph Operator
- Welding Pantograph Machine Operator
- Welding Operator
- Welding Machine Setter
- Welding Machine Operator/Tender
- Welding Machine Operator
- Wave Soldering Machine Operator
- Ultrasonic Welding Machine Operator
- Type Soldering Machine Tender
- Travograph Operator
- Thermit Welding Machine Operator
- Surface Mount Technology Operator (SMT Operator)
- Soldering Technician
- Soldering Machine Tender
- Soldering Machine Setter and Setup Operator
- Soldering Machine Setter
- Soldering Machine Operator
- Solder Deposit Operator
- Rod Welder
- Robotic Weld Technician
- Resistance Welding Machine Operator
- Resistance Machine Welder Setter
- Reflow Operator
- Radiagraph Operator
- Racking Technician
- Racking Machine Operator
- Oxygraph Operator
- Manufacturing Operator
- Manufacturing Associate
- Manufacturing Assistant
- Machine Welder
- Machine Lead Burner
- Industrial Welder
- Induction Heating Equipment Setter
- Induction Brazer
- Gas Welding Machine Operator
- Furnace Brazer
- Friction Welding Machine Operator
- Explosion Welder
- Electroslag Welding Machine Operator
- Electron Beam Welding Machine Operator
- Electron Beam Welder Setter
- Electron Beam Machine Welder Setter
- Controlled Atmospheric Furnace Brazer
- Certified Welder
- Brazing Machine Tender
- Brazing Machine Setter and Setup Operator
- Brazing Machine Setter
- Brazing Machine Operator
- Billet Assembler
- Arc Welding Machine Operator
- Arc and Gas Welder
Tasks for “Laser Beam Machine Operator”
- Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
- Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
- Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
- Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
- Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
- Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
- Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
- Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
- Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
- Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
- Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
- Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
- Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
- Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
- Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
- Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
- Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
- Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
- 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.
- Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
- Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
- Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
- Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
- 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.
- Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
- Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
- Record operational information on specified production reports.
Related Technology & Tools
- Welding tip dressers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Magnifiers
- Workpiece positioning jigs
- Face masks
- Claw hammers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Welding tip cleaning files
- Safety goggles
- Rulers
- Fillet weld gauges
- Gas welding torches
- Outside micrometer calipers
- Vernier micrometers
- Wire brushes
- Slip joint pliers
- Walk-behind lift trucks
- Hydraulic winches
- Laser-beam machines
- Safety gloves
- Brazing machines
- Hydraulic booms
- Brazing robots
- Hand scrapers
- Arc welding equipment
- Soldering machines
- C clamps
- Computerized numerical control CNC oxy-fuel systems
- Bench vises
- Vise grip pliers
- Heating furnaces
- Welding robots
- Measuring tapes
- Laser cutters
- Layout squares
- Welding electrodes
- Soldering robots
- Spot welding guns
- Chipping hammers
- Power hoists
- Diffusion-welding machines
- Power grinders
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Micrometers
- Ball peen hammers
- Hand clamps
- Cold-welding machines
- Side cutting pliers
- Desktop computers
- Resistance welding machines
- Center punches
- Welding helmets
- Product loading equipment
- Welding torch tips
- Resistance welding guns
- Portable welding machines
- Undercut gauges
- Tongs
- Dial calipers
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Tool center point TCP setting software
- Microsoft Excel
- Email software
- Data entry software
- Spreadsheet software