Will “Technical Associate (TA)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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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)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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