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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)”

Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
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.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
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.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
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.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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