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“Welding Pantograph 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 “Welding Pantograph Machine Operator”

Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
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.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
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.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
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.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
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.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Word processing software
Email software
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Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Data entry software
Spreadsheet software