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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Word processing software
Microsoft Excel
Tool center point TCP setting software
Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office