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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 “Robot Operator”

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

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

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