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”

Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
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.
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.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
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.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
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.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
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.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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