Will “Mig Welder” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Mig 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”.

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Tasks for “Mig Welder”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Office
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