Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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We rate jobs using four factors. These are:
- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions
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Calculated automation risk
Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.
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User poll
Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 86% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Sentiment
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Sentiment over time (yearly)
Growth
The number of 'Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' job openings is expected to decline 8.9% by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' was $45,350, or $22 per hour
'Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' were paid 5.6% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 33,020 people employed as 'Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 4 thousand people are employed as 'Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders'.
Job 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. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.
SOC Code: 51-4122.00
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