Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
SOC Code: 51-4122
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 82.9/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring.
AI-Proof Score: 82.9 — Very High
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Median Salary
$47,060
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Job Growth
-9.0%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Operation and Control
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Critical Thinking
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Complex Problem Solving
Common Tasks
- ✓Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
- ✓Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
- ✓Record operational information on specified production reports.
- ✓Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
- ✓Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation