Will “Machine Welder” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Machine 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 “Machine Welder”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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