Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies.
US jobs
32K
Avg. wage
$24/h
GDP output/y
$5.4B
Tasks
29
AI Parity
18%
Related occupationsWelders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers · Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters · Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers · Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers · Industrial Machinery Mechanics · Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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| # | Task ↕O*NET 30.1 · DOL | Output/y ▴est. · BEA + BLS | Verification method ↕est. · rubric v1 | Qualitymeasured baseline | Configurationverified runs | Qualitysame test | vs human× output · − pts |
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O*NET-SOC 51-4122.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025
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