Occupation Atlaswave soldering machine operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/31308b0c-a298-4802-a052-4020d22bad57
wave soldering machine operator
Wave soldering machine operators set up and operate machines to solder electronic components to the printed circuit board. They read blueprints and layout designs.
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Job Zone
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- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional3.90
- I Investigative2.02
- E Enterprising1.50
- A Artistic1.29
- S Social1.13
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-4122.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (16)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- assemble printed circuit boards
- ensure conformity to specifications
- ensure public safety and security
- inspect quality of products
- interpret circuit diagrams
- maintain furnace temperature
- measure furnace temperature
- monitor machine operations
- operate wave soldering machine
- prepare board for soldering
- printed circuit boards
- quality standards
- read assembly drawings
- read standard blueprints
- solder components onto electronic board
- temperature scales
Optional (17)
- IPC standards
- apply health and safety standards
- apply technical communication skills
- check for solder defects
- clean printed circuit board
- dispose of soldering waste
- keep records of work progress
- oversee logistics of finished products
- printed circuit boards testing methods
- repair electronic components
- report defective manufacturing materials
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- surface-mount technology
- test printed circuit boards
- through-hole technology
- use CAM software
- write records for repairs
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
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