Will “Manufacturing Assistant” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Manufacturing Assistant” 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 “Manufacturing Assistant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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