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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”.
Also Known As…
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Technical Associate (TA)
- Spot Welder
- Robot Operator
- Operator
- Mig Welder
- Machine Operator
- Fitter-Welder
- Finishing Technician
- Fabricator
- Braze Operator
- Welding Pantograph Operator
- Welding Pantograph Machine Operator
- Welding Operator
- Welding Machine Setter
- Welding Machine Operator/Tender
- Welding Machine Operator
- Wave Soldering Machine Operator
- Type Soldering Machine Tender
- Travograph Operator
- Thermit Welding Machine Operator
- Surface Mount Technology Operator (SMT Operator)
- Soldering Technician
- Soldering Machine Tender
- Soldering Machine Setter and Setup Operator
- Soldering Machine Setter
- Soldering Machine Operator
- Solder Deposit Operator
- Rod Welder
- Robotic Weld Technician
- Resistance Welding Machine Operator
- Resistance Machine Welder Setter
- Reflow Operator
- Radiagraph Operator
- Racking Technician
- Racking Machine Operator
- Oxygraph Operator
- Manufacturing Operator
- Manufacturing Associate
- Manufacturing Assistant
- Machine Welder
- Machine Lead Burner
- Laser Beam Machine Operator
- Industrial Welder
- Induction Heating Equipment Setter
- Induction Brazer
- Gas Welding Machine Operator
- Furnace Brazer
- Friction Welding Machine Operator
- Explosion Welder
- Electroslag Welding Machine Operator
- Electron Beam Welding Machine Operator
- Electron Beam Welder Setter
- Electron Beam Machine Welder Setter
- Controlled Atmospheric Furnace Brazer
- Certified Welder
- Brazing Machine Tender
- Brazing Machine Setter and Setup Operator
- Brazing Machine Setter
- Brazing Machine Operator
- Billet Assembler
- Arc Welding Machine Operator
- Arc and Gas Welder
Tasks for “Ultrasonic Welding Machine Operator”
- Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
- Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
- Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
- Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
- 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.
- Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
- Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
- Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
- Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
- Record operational information on specified production reports.
- Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
- Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
- Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
- Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
- 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.
- Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
- Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
- Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
- 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.
- Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
- Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Related Technology & Tools
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Cold-welding machines
- Fillet weld gauges
- C clamps
- Safety gloves
- Power hoists
- Vernier micrometers
- Welding torch tips
- Vise grip pliers
- Undercut gauges
- Center punches
- Arc welding equipment
- Ball peen hammers
- Welding helmets
- Heating furnaces
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Diffusion-welding machines
- Power grinders
- Portable welding machines
- Hand clamps
- Laser-beam machines
- Hand scrapers
- Outside micrometer calipers
- Slip joint pliers
- Wire brushes
- Face masks
- Dial calipers
- Chipping hammers
- Claw hammers
- Desktop computers
- Workpiece positioning jigs
- Hydraulic booms
- Gas welding torches
- Resistance welding guns
- Tongs
- Laser cutters
- Brazing machines
- Soldering machines
- Welding tip dressers
- Brazing robots
- Spot welding guns
- Product loading equipment
- Welding robots
- Micrometers
- Rulers
- Magnifiers
- Welding electrodes
- Bench vises
- Walk-behind lift trucks
- Side cutting pliers
- Layout squares
- Resistance welding machines
- Soldering robots
- Measuring tapes
- Welding tip cleaning files
- Computerized numerical control CNC oxy-fuel systems
- Hydraulic winches
- Safety goggles
- Tool center point TCP setting software
- Email software
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Office
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel