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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
- Reflow Operator
- Radiagraph Operator
- Racking Technician
- 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 “Resistance Machine Welder Setter”
- Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
- Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
- Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
- Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
- Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
- Record operational information on specified production reports.
- Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
- Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
- Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
- Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
- 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.
- Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
- 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.
- Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
- Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
- Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
- Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
- Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
- Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
- Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
- Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
- Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
- Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
- Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
- Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
- Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
- Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Related Technology & Tools
- Ball peen hammers
- Welding torch tips
- Outside micrometer calipers
- Soldering machines
- Fillet weld gauges
- Computerized numerical control CNC oxy-fuel systems
- Hydraulic booms
- Slip joint pliers
- Cold-welding machines
- Welding helmets
- Safety goggles
- Welding tip cleaning files
- Workpiece positioning jigs
- Power grinders
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Claw hammers
- Laser cutters
- Brazing robots
- Magnifiers
- Diffusion-welding machines
- Arc welding equipment
- Brazing machines
- Hydraulic winches
- Hand scrapers
- Welding tip dressers
- Center punches
- Heating furnaces
- Safety gloves
- Tongs
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Portable welding machines
- Micrometers
- C clamps
- Undercut gauges
- Resistance welding machines
- Resistance welding guns
- Vernier micrometers
- Soldering robots
- Hand clamps
- Vise grip pliers
- Face masks
- Walk-behind lift trucks
- Rulers
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Spot welding guns
- Welding electrodes
- Layout squares
- Chipping hammers
- Laser-beam machines
- Power hoists
- Welding robots
- Measuring tapes
- Dial calipers
- Desktop computers
- Side cutting pliers
- Gas welding torches
- Product loading equipment
- Wire brushes
- Bench vises
- Microsoft Office
- Spreadsheet software
- Email software
- Tool center point TCP setting software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Word