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”.
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 Lead Burner
- Laser Beam Machine Operator
- 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 “Machine Welder”
- Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
- Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
- Record operational information on specified production reports.
- Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
- Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
- Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
- Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
- Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
- Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
- 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.
- Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
- Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
- Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
- Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
- Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
- Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
- Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
- 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.
- Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
- Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
- Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
- Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
- Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
- Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
- Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
- Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
- Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Related Technology & Tools
- Safety goggles
- Bench vises
- Hydraulic booms
- Resistance welding guns
- Gas welding torches
- Portable welding machines
- Slip joint pliers
- Dial calipers
- Workpiece positioning jigs
- Undercut gauges
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Welding electrodes
- Layout squares
- Soldering robots
- Hand scrapers
- Hand clamps
- Rulers
- Computerized numerical control CNC oxy-fuel systems
- Power grinders
- Magnifiers
- Wire brushes
- Tongs
- Welding torch tips
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Outside micrometer calipers
- Arc welding equipment
- Hydraulic winches
- Diffusion-welding machines
- Vernier micrometers
- Welding tip cleaning files
- Welding tip dressers
- Soldering machines
- Claw hammers
- Desktop computers
- Laser-beam machines
- Brazing robots
- Chipping hammers
- Center punches
- Vise grip pliers
- Measuring tapes
- Product loading equipment
- Fillet weld gauges
- Side cutting pliers
- Cold-welding machines
- Welding helmets
- Brazing machines
- Walk-behind lift trucks
- Spot welding guns
- Welding robots
- Safety gloves
- Resistance welding machines
- Heating furnaces
- Laser cutters
- Face masks
- Micrometers
- Power hoists
- Ball peen hammers
- C clamps
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Tool center point TCP setting software
- Email software
- Word processing software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Office
- Data entry software