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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)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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