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“Wave Soldering Machine Operator” 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 “Wave Soldering Machine Operator”

Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
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.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
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.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
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.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
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.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
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.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
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

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

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