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”.

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Tasks for “Mig Welder”

Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
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.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
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.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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