Will “Robot Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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“Robot 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 “Robot Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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