Will “Finishing Technician” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Finishing Technician” will maybe be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #342 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Finishing Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

Tool center point TCP setting software
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Word processing software
Microsoft Word
Email software
Data entry software
Spreadsheet software