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“Welding Machine Setter” 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 Setter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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