Will “Surface Mount Technology Operator (SMT Operator)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Surface Mount Technology Operator (SMT 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 “Surface Mount Technology Operator (SMT Operator)”

Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
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.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
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.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
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.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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