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How do they match:
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
1
O*NET-SOC Title
Welders
, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
78
Alternate Occupation Titles
Weld
Layout Worker
Welder
Welder
Operator
Welder
Fabricator
Welder
Fitter
Welder
Tech
Welder
Technician
Welding
Burner
Welding
Setter
Welding
Specialist
Welding
Technician
Welding
Tester
Machine
Operator
Acetylene
Operator
Acetylene Torch
Operator
Aluminum
Welder
Arc
Welder
Atomic
Welder
Bar
Welder
Basin Finish
Operator
Bit
Welder
Blow Torch
Operator
Body
Welder
Boiler
Welder
Brazing Furnace
Operator
Butt
Welder
Certified
Welding
Inspector
Certified Maintenance
Welder
Combination
Welder
Cutting Torch
Operator
Die
Welder
Electric
Welder
Electric Arc
Welder
Electric Spot
Welder
Experimental
Welder
Fabrication
Welder
Filament
Welder
Flash
Welder
Frame
Welder
Gas
Welder
Gas Burner
Operator
Getter
Welder
Gun
Welder
Heliarc
Welder
Helium Arc
Welder
Industrial
Welder
Lap
Welder
Line
Welder
MIG
Welder
Maintenance
Welder
Metal
Welder
Metal Fabrication
Welder
Metal Inert Gas
Welder
Oxyacetylene
Welder
Oxyacetylene Torch
Operator
Oxyhydrogen
Welder
Pipe
Welder
Production
Welder
Production Line
Welder
Retrofit
Welder
Robotic
Welder
Setup
Welder
Sheet Metal
Welder
Shotweld
Operator
Spot
Welder
Steel
Welder
Stitch
Welder
Structural
Welder
Sub Arc
Operator
TIG
Welder
Tack
Welder
Tank
Welder
Thermite
Welder
Torch
Operator
Tungsten Inert Gas
Welder
Underwater
Welder
Unionmelt
Operator
Wire
Welder
1
O*NET-SOC Description
Use hand-
welding
, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to
weld
or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
16
Tasks
Weld
components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
Weld
separately or in combination, using aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, and other alloys.
Operate
metal shaping, straightening, and bending
machines
, such as brakes and shears.
Operate
safety equipment and use safe work habits.
Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and
operations.
Chip or grind off excess
weld
, slag, or spatter, using hand scrapers or power chippers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.
Detect faulty
operation
of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
Determine required equipment and
welding
methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and
welding
techniques.
Develop templates and models for
welding
projects, using mathematical calculations based on blueprint information.
Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being
welded
, completing electrical circuits.
Monitor the fitting, burning, and
welding
processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding
machines
or hand tools.
Preheat workpieces prior to
welding
or bending, using torches or heating furnaces.
Prepare all material surfaces to be
welded
, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
Recognize, set up, and
operate
hand and power tools common to the
welding
trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc
welding
equipment.
Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to
welding
chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
9
Detailed Work Activities
Operate
welding
equipment.
Operate
firefighting equipment.
Operate
grinding equipment.
Operate
metal or
plastic
forming equipment.
Determine metal or
plastic
production methods.
Melt metal,
plastic
, or other materials to prepare for production.
Monitor equipment
operation
to ensure that products are not flawed.
Review blueprints or other instructions to determine
operational
methods or sequences.
Watch
operating
equipment to detect malfunctions.
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