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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 “Thermit Welding Machine Operator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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