Will AI replace welders?

Unlikely.

Factory welding is partly automated already, but repair, site and custom fabrication still need skilled hands.

AI-proof score

75/100

Fairly safe

AI will help with parts of the job, but it needs a human.

Easy to automateNeeds a human

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Six ratings feed the score. Four protect a job from AI and two expose it. How we score jobs

Hands-onProtects: Skilled physical work in the real world
Unpredictable settingsProtects: Every site, home or patient is different
Human touchProtects: Trust, care or persuasion face to face
AccountabilityProtects: Licensed or high-stakes — someone has to sign it off
Screen-basedExposes: Work done on a computer with text, data or images
RoutineExposes: Repeatable, rules-based tasks

Average advertised pay: £37,000 a year (across listings that show pay).

McGeoch Technology Ltd · Birmingham

£10k–£100k

Welder / fabricator: Factory welding is partly automated already, but repair, site and custom fabrication still need skilled hands.

75Fairly safe

Shorterm Group · Plymouth

£23–£24/hrContract

Welder / fabricator: Factory welding is partly automated already, but repair, site and custom fabrication still need skilled hands.

75Fairly safe

GBR Recruitment Ltd · Nottingham

£40k–£47k

Welder / fabricator: Factory welding is partly automated already, but repair, site and custom fabrication still need skilled hands.

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75Fairly safe

Terry Parris Associates Ltd · BN90DQ

£32k–£37kFull-timePermanent

Welder / fabricator: Factory welding is partly automated already, but repair, site and custom fabrication still need skilled hands.

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75Fairly safe

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