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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

Microsoft Excel
Email software
Microsoft Office
Word processing software
Spreadsheet software
Data entry software
Microsoft Word
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