Will “Rod Welder” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Rod 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 “Rod Welder”

Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
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.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
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.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
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.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
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.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Data entry software
Word processing software
Microsoft Excel
Email software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Tool center point TCP setting software