Will “Spot Welder” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

61% Chance of Automation

“Spot 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 “Spot Welder”

Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, 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.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
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.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
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.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.

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

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