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O*NET detailed work activitySolder parts or workpieces
Stays humanHands-on work
9 jobs11 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 11 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps and mountings.
- Melt and apply solder along adjoining edges of workpieces to solder joints, using soldering irons, gas torches, or electric-ultrasonic equipment.
- Repair broken parts, using precision hand tools and soldering irons.
- Connect metal parts or components in hydroelectric plants by welding, soldering, riveting, tapping, bolting, bonding, or screwing.
- Dress electrodes, using tip dressers, files, emery cloths, or dressing wheels.
- Fill hoppers and position spouts to direct flow of flux or manually brush flux onto seams of workpieces.
- Secure stones in metal mountings, using solder.
- Wire and solder electrical and electronic connections and components.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Assemble electrical or electronic systems or support structures and install components, units, subassemblies, wiring, or assembly casings, using rivets, bolts, soldering or micro-welding equipment.
- Melt and apply solder to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products, using soldering equipment.
- Shape and solder wire and metal frames or bands for dental products, using soldering irons and hand tools.