(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Solderers and Brazers
Job Description
Braze or solder together components to assemble fabricated metal parts, using soldering iron, torch, or welding machine and flux.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
86
|
Melt and apply solder along adjoining edges of workpieces to solder joints, using soldering irons, gas torches, or electric-ultrasonic equipment. |
80
|
Heat soldering irons or workpieces to specified temperatures for soldering, using gas flames or electric current. |
71
|
Clean workpieces to remove dirt and excess acid, using chemical solutions, files, wire brushes, or grinders. |
69
|
Examine seams for defects, and rework defective joints or broken parts. |
69
|
Melt and separate brazed or soldered joints to remove and straighten damaged or misaligned components, using hand torches, irons or furnaces. |
69
|
Melt and apply solder to fill holes, indentations, and seams of fabricated metal products, using soldering equipment. |
65
|
Clean equipment parts, such as tips of soldering irons, using chemical solutions or cleaning compounds. |
58
|
Align and clamp workpieces together, using rules, squares, or hand tools, or position items in fixtures, jigs, or vises. |
51
|
Clean joints of workpieces with wire brushes or by dipping them into cleaning solutions. |
47
|
Select torch tips, flux, and brazing alloys from data charts or work orders. |
45
|
Grind, cut, buff, or bend edges of workpieces to be joined to ensure snug fit, using power grinders and hand tools. |
43
|
Brush flux onto joints of workpieces or dip braze rods into flux, to prevent oxidation of metal. |
42
|
Guide torches and rods along joints of workpieces to heat them to brazing temperature, melt braze alloys, and bond workpieces together. |
42
|
Dip workpieces into molten solder, or place solder strips between seams and heat seams with irons, to bond items together. |
41
|
Place solder bars into containers, and turn knobs to specified positions to melt solder and regulate its temperature. |
37
|
Turn valves to start flow of gases, and light flames and adjust valves to obtain desired colors and sizes of flames. |
35
|
Remove workpieces from molten solder and hold parts together until color indicates that solder has set. |
34
|
Sweat together workpieces coated with solder. |
27
|
Remove workpieces from fixtures, using tongs, and cool workpieces, using air or water. |
25
|
Adjust electric current and timing cycles of resistance welding machines to heat metals to bonding temperature. |
25
|
Smooth soldered areas with alternate strokes of paddles and torches, leaving soldered sections slightly higher than surrounding areas for later filing. |
25
|
Connect hoses from torches to regulator valves and cylinders of oxygen and specified gas fuels. |
21
|
Turn dials to set intensity and duration of ultrasonic impulses, according to work order specifications. |
11
|
Cut carbon electrodes to specified sizes and shapes, using cutoff saws. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
72
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
63
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
61
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
61
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
61
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
57
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
57
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
51
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
49
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
49
|
Processing Information
|
49
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
49
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
48
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
48
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
46
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
46
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
46
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
44
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
44
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
44
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
44
|
Thinking Creatively
|
42
|
Getting Information
|
41
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
40
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
39
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
38
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
38
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
37
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
37
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
36
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
35
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
33
|
Interacting With Computers
|
32
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
30
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
27
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
23
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
22
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
21
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
21
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
20
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
20
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|