Will “Racking Technician” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
61% Chance of Automation
“Racking Technician” 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”.
Also Known As…
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Technical Associate (TA)
- Spot Welder
- Robot Operator
- Operator
- Mig Welder
- Machine Operator
- Fitter-Welder
- Finishing Technician
- Fabricator
- Braze Operator
- Welding Pantograph Operator
- Welding Pantograph Machine Operator
- Welding Operator
- Welding Machine Setter
- Welding Machine Operator/Tender
- Welding Machine Operator
- Wave Soldering Machine Operator
- Ultrasonic Welding Machine Operator
- Type Soldering Machine Tender
- Travograph Operator
- Thermit Welding Machine Operator
- Surface Mount Technology Operator (SMT Operator)
- Soldering Technician
- Soldering Machine Tender
- Soldering Machine Setter and Setup Operator
- Soldering Machine Setter
- Soldering Machine Operator
- Solder Deposit Operator
- Rod Welder
- Robotic Weld Technician
- Resistance Welding Machine Operator
- Resistance Machine Welder Setter
- Reflow Operator
- Radiagraph Operator
- Racking Machine Operator
- Oxygraph Operator
- Manufacturing Operator
- Manufacturing Associate
- Manufacturing Assistant
- Machine Welder
- Machine Lead Burner
- Laser Beam Machine Operator
- Industrial Welder
- Induction Heating Equipment Setter
- Induction Brazer
- Gas Welding Machine Operator
- Furnace Brazer
- Friction Welding Machine Operator
- Explosion Welder
- Electroslag Welding Machine Operator
- Electron Beam Welding Machine Operator
- Electron Beam Welder Setter
- Electron Beam Machine Welder Setter
- Controlled Atmospheric Furnace Brazer
- Certified Welder
- Brazing Machine Tender
- Brazing Machine Setter and Setup Operator
- Brazing Machine Setter
- Brazing Machine Operator
- Billet Assembler
- Arc Welding Machine Operator
- Arc and Gas Welder
Tasks for “Racking Technician”
- Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
- Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
- Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
- Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
- Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
- Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
- Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
- Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
- Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
- Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
- Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
- Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
- Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
- Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
- Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
- Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
- 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.
- Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
- Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
- 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.
- Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
- Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
- Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
- Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
- Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
- Record operational information on specified production reports.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hydraulic winches
- Welding helmets
- Soldering robots
- Laser-beam machines
- Center punches
- Claw hammers
- Bench vises
- Fillet weld gauges
- Spot welding guns
- Vise grip pliers
- Welding torch tips
- Slip joint pliers
- Heating furnaces
- Portable welding machines
- Welding tip cleaning files
- Wire brushes
- Vernier micrometers
- Welding electrodes
- Product loading equipment
- Dial calipers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Desktop computers
- Hand clamps
- Computerized numerical control CNC oxy-fuel systems
- Brazing robots
- Magnifiers
- Resistance welding guns
- Welding robots
- Undercut gauges
- Side cutting pliers
- Outside micrometer calipers
- Rulers
- Laser cutters
- Measuring tapes
- Workpiece positioning jigs
- Face masks
- Soldering machines
- Diffusion-welding machines
- Safety goggles
- Chipping hammers
- Power hoists
- Tongs
- C clamps
- Ball peen hammers
- Micrometers
- Walk-behind lift trucks
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Hand scrapers
- Gas welding torches
- Safety gloves
- Arc welding equipment
- Layout squares
- Brazing machines
- Cold-welding machines
- Resistance welding machines
- Power grinders
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Welding tip dressers
- Hydraulic booms
- Tool center point TCP setting software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Word processing software
- Email software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Office
- Data entry software