Will “Robot Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Robot Operator” 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 “Robot Operator”

Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
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.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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