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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Excel
Email software
Data entry software
Microsoft Word
Tool center point TCP setting software
Microsoft Office