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“Welding Pantograph 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 Operator”

Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
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.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
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.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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