According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices. | 87% |
| Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications. | 86% |
| Load or feed workpieces into welding machines to join or bond components. | 85% |
| Observe meters, gauges, or machine operations to ensure that soldering or brazing processes meet specifications. | 84% |
| Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components. | 83% |
| Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies. | 82% |
| Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements, as necessary. | 82% |
| Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines. | 82% |
| Compute and record settings for new work, applying knowledge of metal properties, principles of welding, and shop mathematics. | 81% |
| Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices. | 80% |
| Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off. | 80% |
| Give directions to other workers regarding machine set-up and use. | 78% |
| Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools. | 77% |
| Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes. | 77% |
| Record operational information on specified production reports. | 76% |
| Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment. | 76% |
| Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools. | 76% |
| Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills. | 76% |
| Conduct trial runs before welding, soldering, or brazing, and make necessary adjustments to equipment. | 76% |
| Remove completed workpieces or parts from machinery, using hand tools. | 75% |
| Select torch tips, alloys, flux, coil, tubing, or wire, according to metal types or thicknesses, data charts, or records. | 75% |
| Tend auxiliary equipment used in welding processes. | 74% |
| Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces. | 74% |
| Start, monitor, and adjust robotic welding production lines. | 73% |
| Devise or build fixtures or jigs used to hold parts in place during welding, brazing, or soldering. | 73% |
| Add chemicals or materials to workpieces or machines to facilitate bonding or to cool workpieces. | 73% |
| Immerse completed workpieces into water or acid baths to cool and clean components. | 72% |
| Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels. | 71% |
| Anneal finished workpieces to relieve internal stress. | 71% |
