How do they match: Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • 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.

  • Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
  • Set dials and timing controls to regulate electrical current, gas flow pressure, heating or cooling cycles, or shut-off.
  • Turn and press knobs and buttons or enter operating instructions into computers to adjust and start welding machines.

  • Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production.
  • Lay out parts to prepare for assembly.
  • Operate cutting equipment.