Will “Fabricator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Fabricator” 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 “Fabricator”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Email software
Spreadsheet software
Word processing software
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word