Occupation Atlaswelder
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7aedaa07-3884-4c5b-88f9-80997b2aa54b
welder
Welders operate welding equipment in order to join metal workpieces together. They can use fusion welding processes based on different techniques and materials. They also perform simple visual inspection of welds.
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
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional3.91
- I Investigative2.60
- A Artistic1.73
- E Enterprising1.12
- S Social1.00
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 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters (51-2041.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (36)
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.
- align components
- apply arc welding techniques
- apply precision metalworking techniques
- cutting technologies
- ensure correct metal temperature
- ensure equipment availability
- flammable fluids
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- follow safety precautions in work practices
- fuel gas
- handle fuels
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
- join metals
- metal thermal conductivity
- monitor gauge
- operate oxy-fuel welding torch
- operate welding equipment
- perform metal active gas welding
- perform metal inert gas welding
- perform test run
- perform tungsten inert gas welding
- quality standards
- recognise signs of corrosion
- remove processed workpiece
- repair metal sheets
- select filler metal
- shape sheet metal objects
- smooth burred surfaces
- spot metal imperfections
- torch temperature for metal processes
- troubleshoot
- types of metal
- wear appropriate protective gear
- weld in hyperbaric conditions
- welding techniques
Optional (50)
- 3D printing process
- apply brazing techniques
- apply flux
- apply preliminary treatment to workpieces
- apply soldering techniques
- apply spot welding techniques
- apply thermite welding techniques
- assemble metal parts
- automation technology
- characteristics of products
- consult technical resources
- determine suitability of materials
- ensure correct gas pressure
- ferrous metal processing
- handle gas cylinders
- inspect construction supplies
- keep records of work progress
- maintain mechatronic equipment
- maintain robotic equipment
- maintenance of printing machines
- maintenance operations
- manufacture of small metal parts
- manufacturing of steam generators
- mark processed workpiece
- mechanics of motor vehicles
- mechanics of vessels
- mechatronics
- metal bending techniques
- metal smoothing technologies
- non-ferrous metal processing
- operate 3D computer graphics software
- operate automated process control
- operate brazing equipment
- operate oxy-fuel cutting torch
- operate oxygen cutting torch
- operate plasma cutting torch
- operate precision measuring equipment
- operate printing machinery
- operate soldering equipment
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- perform product testing
- perform welding inspection
- prepare pieces for joining
- printing materials
- printing on large scale machines
- printing techniques
- read standard blueprints
- robotics
- types of metal manufacturing processes
- use sheet metal shears
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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