Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
ProductionAI Impact Assessment
This job is relatively safe from AI automation and may even benefit from AI tools.
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers with an AI automation risk score of 9%. Analysis includes 29 core tasks.
Why This Score?
- Work environment requires human interaction and presence
Responsibilities and Abilities
Key Responsibilities
- Getting Information
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Required Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Near Vision
- Problem Sensitivity
- Finger Dexterity
- Manual Dexterity
Key Tasks
Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.
Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
Operate metal shaping, straightening, and bending machines, such as brakes and shears.
Guide and direct flames or electrodes on or across workpieces to straighten, bend, melt, or build up metal.
Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
Melt and apply solder along adjoining edges of workpieces to solder joints, using soldering irons, gas torches, or electric-ultrasonic equipment.
Grind, cut, buff, or bend edges of workpieces to be joined to ensure snug fit, using power grinders and hand tools.
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Data Sources
Analysis based on O*NET data