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Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques

Work activity · O*NET

Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Handling and Moving Objects. 45 occupations report doing it as part of their work.

What it involves

The most common detailed activities O*NET records under this category, ranked by how many occupation tasks map to each.

  • Operate welding equipment
  • Weld metal components
  • Solder parts or workpieces
  • Solder parts or connections between parts
  • Braze metal parts or components

How AI is applied to this activity

Microsoft's "Working with AI" study mapped real Bing Copilot conversations to O*NET work activities. The figures below are their measurements for this activity — they describe how AI is used today in one assistant's data, not a forecast that the activity will be automated.

AI completes it successfully 100.0% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 50.0% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 50.0% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 7th pct Percentile across all measured activities by how often AI performs them

Source: Microsoft "Working with AI" (working-with-ai). A high completion rate means AI can assist the activity in isolation — it does not mean an occupation that performs it is being automated, since every job blends many activities.

Detailed work activities

The more granular units of work O*NET groups under this activity, ordered by how many occupations perform them.

Occupations that perform this activity

Ranked by how many of the occupation's tasks map to this activity.

Occupation Tasks
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 8
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 6
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 3
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 3
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 2
Boilermakers 2
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 2
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 2
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 2
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians 2
Medical Equipment Repairers 2
Millwrights 2
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 2
Sheet Metal Workers 2
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 2
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 1
Carpenters 1
Commercial Divers 1
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 1
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 1
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers 1
Fence Erectors 1
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 1
Geothermal Technicians 1
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 1
Helpers--Electricians 1
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 1
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 1
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 1
Machinists 1
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1
Medical Appliance Technicians 1
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 1
Motorcycle Mechanics 1
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 1
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 1
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 1
Pipelayers 1
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 1

Showing 40 of 45 occupations.

Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 39 occupations in occupations that perform Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Fence Erectors Helpers--Electricians Pipelayers Boilermakers Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters Millwrights Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Carpenters Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Hydroelectric Plant Technicians Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques., by AI task-overlap and median pay

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/activities/join-parts-using-soldering-welding-or-brazing-techniques

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/join-parts-using-soldering-welding-or-brazing-techniques

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-join-parts-using-soldering-welding-or-brazing-techniques,
  title  = {Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/activities/join-parts-using-soldering-welding-or-brazing-techniques}
}

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