Will “Mig Welder” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
61% Chance of Automation
“Mig 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”.
Also Known As…
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Technical Associate (TA)
- Spot Welder
- Robot Operator
- Operator
- Machine Operator
- Fitter-Welder
- Finishing Technician
- Fabricator
- Braze Operator
- Welding Pantograph Operator
- Welding Pantograph Machine Operator
- Welding Operator
- Welding Machine Setter
- Welding Machine Operator/Tender
- Welding Machine Operator
- Wave Soldering Machine Operator
- Ultrasonic Welding Machine Operator
- Type Soldering Machine Tender
- Travograph Operator
- Thermit Welding Machine Operator
- Surface Mount Technology Operator (SMT Operator)
- Soldering Technician
- Soldering Machine Tender
- Soldering Machine Setter and Setup Operator
- Soldering Machine Setter
- Soldering Machine Operator
- Solder Deposit Operator
- Rod Welder
- Robotic Weld Technician
- Resistance Welding Machine Operator
- Resistance Machine Welder Setter
- Reflow Operator
- Radiagraph Operator
- Racking Technician
- Racking Machine Operator
- Oxygraph Operator
- Mig Welder
- Manufacturing Operator
- Manufacturing Associate
- Manufacturing Assistant
- Machine Welder
- Machine Lead Burner
- Laser Beam Machine Operator
- Industrial Welder
- Induction Heating Equipment Setter
- Induction Brazer
- Gas Welding Machine Operator
- Furnace Brazer
- Friction Welding Machine Operator
- Explosion Welder
- Electroslag Welding Machine Operator
- Electron Beam Welding Machine Operator
- Electron Beam Welder Setter
- Electron Beam Machine Welder Setter
- Controlled Atmospheric Furnace Brazer
- Certified Welder
- Brazing Machine Tender
- Brazing Machine Setter and Setup Operator
- Brazing Machine Setter
- Brazing Machine Operator
- Billet Assembler
- Arc Welding Machine Operator
- Arc and Gas Welder
Tasks for “Mig Welder”
- Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
- Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
- Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
- Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
- Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
- Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
- Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
- Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
- Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
- 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.
- Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
- Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
- Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
- Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
- Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
- Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
- Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
- Record operational information on specified production reports.
- 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.
- Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
- Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
- 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.
- Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hydraulic booms
- Welding torch tips
- Rulers
- Walk-behind lift trucks
- Safety gloves
- Vise grip pliers
- Fillet weld gauges
- Welding robots
- Power grinders
- Welding electrodes
- Outside micrometer calipers
- Ball peen hammers
- Hand scrapers
- Welding helmets
- Arc welding equipment
- Hydraulic winches
- Soldering machines
- Computerized numerical control CNC oxy-fuel systems
- Measuring tapes
- Power hoists
- Heating furnaces
- Gas welding torches
- Product loading equipment
- Claw hammers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Hand clamps
- Chipping hammers
- Laser cutters
- Vernier micrometers
- Micrometers
- Spot welding guns
- Safety goggles
- Brazing machines
- Side cutting pliers
- Portable welding machines
- Brazing robots
- Bench vises
- Slip joint pliers
- Cold-welding machines
- Layout squares
- Magnifiers
- Soldering robots
- Welding tip cleaning files
- Laser-beam machines
- C clamps
- Dial calipers
- Diffusion-welding machines
- Face masks
- Center punches
- Resistance welding guns
- Tongs
- Wire brushes
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Undercut gauges
- Welding tip dressers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Workpiece positioning jigs
- Desktop computers
- Resistance welding machines
- Data entry software
- Email software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Tool center point TCP setting software
- Word processing software