Environment
Metal and plastic machine workers are employed mainly in factories. Workers must adhere to safety standards to protect themselves from workplace hazards. Most work full time, and some work evenings and weekends.
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.
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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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.
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Metal and plastic machine workers are employed mainly in factories. Workers must adhere to safety standards to protect themselves from workplace hazards. Most work full time, and some work evenings and weekends.
Salary Breakdown
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
$41,320
AVERAGE ANNUALLY
$27,990
ENTRY LEVEL
$39,410
MID LEVEL
$58,660
EXPERT LEVEL
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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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Top Expected Tasks
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
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.
Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements, as necessary.
Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components.
Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications.
Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.
Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
KNOWLEDGE
Mathematics
KNOWLEDGE
Mechanical
KNOWLEDGE
Education and Training
KNOWLEDGE
Design
KNOWLEDGE
Production and Processing
SKILL
Operations Monitoring
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Operation and Control
SKILL
Speaking
ABILITY
Control Precision
ABILITY
Near Vision
ABILITY
Manual Dexterity
ABILITY
Problem Sensitivity
ABILITY
Visualization
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