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Job Name	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Operators and Tenders
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. Include workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.
Category	Welding, Soldering & Brazing
SOC Code	51-4122
Job Tasks	High risk job tasks associated with this job: Arc weld aluminum Arc weld stainless steel Braze using cadmium-based solder Decompose chlorinated solvents by UV light or heat from welding Decompose fluoropolymers by welding, burning, brazing, or soldering Degrease metal Gas or arc weld on galvanized metal Handle agents that cause allergic contact dermatitis or contact urticaria Heat or machine chromium alloys Heat or machine manganese alloys Heat, machine, or spray lead products Machine or weld on cadmium-alloyed or cadmium-plated steel Make beryllium-containing products Remove cadmium coatings Use manganese-containing welding rods Use solder containing colophony, zinc chloride, or ammonium chloride flux Weld mild steel Weld or machine on beryllium-containing alloys