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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)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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