Will “Welding Machine Operator/Tender” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Welding Machine Operator/Tender” 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 “Welding Machine Operator/Tender”

Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
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.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
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.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
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.
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.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
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.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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