Will “Soldering Technician” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Soldering 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”.

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Tasks for “Soldering Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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