Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Operators and Tenders

Description

Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Include workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines. [SOC] See the process "Welding."

Category

Welding, Soldering & Brazing

SOC Code

51-4122

Job Tasks

High risk job tasks associated with this job:

• Arc weld aluminum
• Arc weld stainless steel
• Braze using cadmium-based solder
• Decompose chlorinated solvents by UV light or heat from welding
• Decompose fluoropolymers by welding, burning, brazing, or soldering
• Degrease metal
• Gas or arc weld on galvanized metal
• Handle agents that cause allergic contact dermatitis or contact urticaria
• Heat or machine chromium alloys
• Heat or machine manganese alloys
• Heat, machine, or spray lead products
• Machine or weld on cadmium-alloyed or cadmium-plated steel
• Make beryllium-containing products
• Remove cadmium coatings
• Use manganese-containing welding rods
• Use solder containing colophony, zinc chloride, ethanolamine, or ammonium chloride flux
• Weld mild steel
• Weld or machine on beryllium-containing alloys