Will “Manufacturing Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Manufacturing Operator” 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 Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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