Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
SOC Code: 51-9191
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenderss align and position materials being joined to ensure accurate application of adhesive or heat sealing. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 75.7/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring.
AI-Proof Score: 75.7 — High
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Median Salary
$45,210
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Job Growth
1.0%
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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
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Active Listening
- •Monitoring
- •Speaking
- •Equipment Maintenance
Common Tasks
- ✓Align and position materials being joined to ensure accurate application of adhesive or heat sealing.
- ✓Adjust machine components according to specifications such as widths, lengths, and thickness of materials and amounts of glue, cement, or adhesive required.
- ✓Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions and report or resolve problems.
- ✓Start machines, and turn valves or move controls to feed, admit, apply, or transfer materials and adhesives, and to adjust temperature, pressure, and time settings.
- ✓Fill machines with glue, cement, or adhesives.
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