Occupation Atlaswelding inspector
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f7ddb68a-beba-4aa9-b5cb-d174d70ea724
welding inspector
Welding inspectors examine the connections and bonds between metals. They utilise visual tools and electrical instruments to inspect and ensure the quality and safety of connections. Welding inspectors ensure that all related welding activities, plans and materials follow the appropriate guidelines, in accordance with safety regulations. In addition to working in the field completing their examinations of welding projects, inspectors spend time in an office setting compiling their reports.
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Job Zone
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- 2
- 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
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.41
- I Investigative4.97
- C Conventional4.56
- S Social1.40
- A Artistic1.34
- E Enterprising1.00
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 Non-Destructive Testing Specialists (17-3029.01): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (30)
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.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- analyse test data
- database quality standards
- ensure finished product meet requirements
- ensure fulfilment of legal requirements
- evaluate employees work
- follow company standards
- identify hazards in the workplace
- inspect quality of products
- liaise with quality assurance
- metal joining technologies
- operate welding equipment
- perform sample testing
- perform welding inspection
- prepare samples for testing
- quality assurance methodologies
- quality standards
- recognise signs of corrosion
- record production data for quality control
- record survey data
- record test data
- report defective manufacturing materials
- revise quality control systems documentation
- set quality assurance objectives
- spot metal imperfections
- types of metal
- types of metal manufacturing processes
- welding techniques
- write records for repairs
- write work-related reports
Optional (22)
- consult technical resources
- create solutions to problems
- draw design sketches
- electron beam welding processes
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure correct gas pressure
- ferrous metal processing
- keep records of work progress
- liaise with managers
- manage emergency procedures
- monitor manufacturing quality standards
- non-ferrous metal processing
- perform metal active gas welding
- perform metal inert gas welding
- perform test run
- perform tungsten inert gas welding
- plastic welding
- recommend product improvements
- supervise staff
- technical drawings
- use non-destructive testing equipment
- weld mining machinery
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.
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