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“Technical Associate (TA)” 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 “Technical Associate (TA)”

Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing and make necessary adjustments to equipment.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
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.
Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines.
Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components.
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.
Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes.
Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.
Record operational information on specified production reports.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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