Will “Chromium Plater” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

92% Chance of Automation

“Chromium Plater” will probably be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #569 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

Job Description

Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Includes electrolytic processes.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4193.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 33,690.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
Currently, there are 35,570 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Chromium Plater”

Cut metal or other materials, using shears or band saws.
Measure and set stops, rolls, brushes, and guides on automatic feeders and conveying equipment or coating machines, using micrometers, rules, and hand tools.
Suspend sticks or pieces of plating metal from anodes, or positive terminals, and immerse metal in plating solutions.
Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.
Monitor and measure thicknesses of electroplating on component parts to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers.
Preheat workpieces in ovens.
Measure, mark, and mask areas to be excluded from plating.
Determine sizes and compositions of objects to be plated, and amounts of electrical current and time required.
Remove excess materials or impurities from objects, using air hoses or grinding machines.
Mix and test solutions, and turn valves to fill tanks with solutions.
Observe gauges to ensure that machines are operating properly, making adjustments or stopping machines when problems occur.
Replace worn parts and adjust equipment components, using hand tools.
Measure or weigh materials, using rulers, calculators, and scales.
Position objects to be plated in frames, or suspend them from positive or negative terminals of power supplies.
Rinse coated objects in cleansing liquids and dry them with cloths, centrifugal driers, or by tumbling in sawdust-filled barrels.
Perform equipment maintenance such as cleaning tanks and lubricating moving parts of conveyors.
Position containers to receive parts, and load or unload materials in containers, using dollies or handtrucks.
Install gears and holding devices on conveyor equipment.
Operate hoists to place workpieces onto machine feed carriages or spindles.
Clean workpieces, using wire brushes.
Read production schedules to determine setups of equipment and machines.
Immerse workpieces in coating solutions or liquid metal or plastic for specified times.
Examine completed objects to determine thicknesses of metal deposits, or measure thicknesses by using instruments such as micrometers.
Test machinery to ensure that it is operating properly.
Suspend objects such as parts or molds from cathode rods, or negative terminals, and immerse objects in plating solutions.
Place plated or coated materials on racks and transfer them to ovens to dry for specified periods of time.
Immerse objects to be coated or plated into cleaning solutions, or spray objects with conductive solutions to prepare them for plating.
Plate small objects such as nuts or bolts, using motor-driven barrels.
Operate sandblasting equipment to roughen and clean surfaces of workpieces.
Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces.
Adjust controls to set temperatures of coating substances and speeds of machines and equipment.
Inspect coated or plated areas for defects such as air bubbles or uneven coverage.
Position and feed materials into processing machines, by hand or by using automated equipment.
Clean and maintain equipment, using water hoses and scrapers.
Adjust dials to regulate flow of current and voltage supplied to terminals to control plating processes.
Spray coating in specified patterns according to instructions.
Attach nozzles, position guns, connect hoses, and thread wire to set up metal-spraying machines.
Maintain production records.

Related Technology & Tools

Floor jacks
Wheeled forklifts
Pallet jacks
Digital calipers
Thermo galvanometers
Chain hoists
Monorail conveyer systems
Digital micrometers
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Digital levels
Sand blasters
Fixed workshop cranes
Digital ammeters
Spin dryers
Bake ovens
Plating tank

Oracle Advanced Procurement
Microsoft Word
Autodesk AutoCAD
Computer aided design CAD software
Microsoft Outlook
Hazardous materials management HMS software
Microsoft Excel