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“Technical Associate (TA)” 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 “Technical Associate (TA)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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C clamps
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Safety gloves
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Center punches
Resistance welding guns
Workpiece positioning jigs
Adjustable widemouth pliers
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Dial calipers
Safety goggles
Single-cut mill saw files
Welding tip dressers
Laser-beam machines
Desktop computers
Welding helmets
Product loading equipment
Welding robots
Welding electrodes
Heating furnaces
Outside micrometer calipers
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Ball peen hammers
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Undercut gauges
Fillet weld gauges
Cold-welding machines
Welding tip cleaning files
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Measuring tapes
Rulers
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Hydraulic booms
Power hoists
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
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Micrometers
Face masks
Side cutting pliers
Spot welding guns
Welding torch tips
Gas welding torches
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Magnifiers
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