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61% Chance of Automation

“Fitter-Welder” 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 “Fitter-Welder”

Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
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.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
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.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
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.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
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.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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