Autogenschweißer/Autogenschweißerin

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Autogenous welders usually work in workshops and factory halls or on construction sites (final assembly).

Core competencies fundamentally required for this profession include gas welding, reading and understanding welding instructions, welding, weld seam inspection, and welding technology. Further important competencies may include plant construction, work preparation, sheet metal processing, flame cutting, soldering, metal construction, quality inspection and assurance, shielded metal arc welding, and welding robots. Relevant skills and knowledge also fall under the 'Welding, Soldering Processes' and 'Welder Examinations' competency groups.

Autogenous welders work with welding equipment but also manually process workpieces, for example, by cleaning them with a wire brush before welding. To protect themselves from sparks, fumes, and vapors during welding and to prevent eye injuries, they wear flame-retardant work clothing, welding goggles, or protective screens. They work in workshops, factory, and production halls, but are also deployed to various construction sites for assembly. When working outdoors on construction sites, autogenous welders are exposed to the weather. In workshops, there is machine noise. Sometimes they perform welding work in hard-to-reach places. They work standing, overhead, kneeling, squatting, or bent over, on ladders and scaffolding, or on metal constructions under construction. Shift work is common in some companies. Autogenous welders largely carry out their tasks independently.

Example gross basic collective wage (monthly): 3,497 € to 3,843 €. Source: Collective wage collection of the Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labour and Social Affairs. Note: These figures are for orientation only. No claims can be derived from them. Please check BERUFENET for current salary information.

Supply, installation (gas, water, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning installation), civil engineering, road construction, hydraulic engineering (pipeline civil engineering, well construction, and sewage treatment plant construction), metal processing, metal construction, welding (steel and light metal construction, manufacture of collecting containers, tanks, and similar metal containers, manufacture of steam generators and boilers for generating superheated water), mechanical engineering, toolmaking (manufacture of lifting and conveying equipment, manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery, manufacture of machinery for metal production, rolling mill equipment, and casting machines, manufacture of mining, construction, and building material machinery), motor vehicles (manufacture of commercial vehicles and commercial vehicle engines), ships, boats (ship and boat building).

Employers often expect vocational training (Ausbildung) in metalworking or welding technology.

Autogenous welders can find employment in pipeline construction, in gas, water, heating, and ventilation system construction, in steel and light metal construction, in the manufacturing of boilers, tanks, and containers, in mechanical and vehicle engineering, and in shipbuilding.

Autogenous welder. Professional title in French: Soudeur/Soudeuse autogène.

Autogenous welders must provide various proofs in accordance with the standards and guidelines of the German Association for Welding and Related Processes (DVS) e.V. and, if necessary, pass additional examinations.

Autogenous welders perform welding work using the gas welding process.

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Key associations and organizations in this profession include: Employers' Association Gesamtmetall, Wood and Metal Employers' Liability Insurance Association (BGHM), German Association for Welding and Related Processes (DVS), IG Metall (IGM), and Economic Association for Steel and Metal Processing (WSM).

Autogenous welders work with technical devices, machines, and systems (e.g., welding torches and robots, grinding machines). They also perform manual work (e.g., cleaning workpieces with a wire brush, sandpaper, or grinding machine before welding). They wear protective clothing and equipment (e.g., flame-retardant protective clothing, welding goggles, and protective screens). They work on construction sites (assembly sites), outdoors, in workshops, and production halls. When working outdoors, they may be exposed to cold, heat, wetness, humidity, and drafts. They are exposed to smoke, dust, gases, and vapors (e.g., sparks, flue gases, and vapors during welding). They may work at heights with a risk of falling (e.g., on ladders and scaffolding or on metal constructions under construction during assembly work). They work in noisy environments due to machine noise in the workshop. There is a risk of accidents due to heat, sparks, light, and vapors. They may work in shifts and in forced postures (e.g., welding in hard-to-reach areas).

Work objects and tools include products such as metal constructions, pipelines, containers, and plant components. Machines, devices, and equipment used include welding torches and robots, grinding machines, shielding gas cylinders, and electrodes. Tools and aids such as wire brushes and sandpaper are also used. Documents and software, including welding and assembly plans, construction drawings, quality guidelines, safety regulations, and drawing programs, are also part of their work equipment.

Autogenous welders select the necessary welding equipment, filler materials, and aids. If necessary, they clean the surfaces of the workpieces to remove old paint, rust, or dirt. They precisely assemble the workpieces according to specifications or drawings and weld them together using the gas welding process. Finally, they inspect the welds for uniformity, transitions, or cracks and, if necessary, rework them. Lastly, they document the welding work they have performed.

Access professions to this role include: Metal Technology Specialist (Construction Technology), Body and Vehicle Construction Mechanic (Caravan and Motorhome Technology), Body and Vehicle Construction Mechanic (Body Repair Technology), Body and Vehicle Construction Mechanic (Body and Vehicle Construction Technology), Construction Mechanic, Automotive Mechatronics Technician (Body Technology specialization), Agricultural and Construction Machinery Mechatronics Technician, Metalworker (Construction Technology), Metalworker (Metal Design), Metalworker (Commercial Vehicle Construction), Welder.

Continuing vocational training helps to keep professional knowledge up-to-date and adapt it to new developments (e.g., in the areas of welding, metal processing).

Additional career opportunities for professional advancement open up through further vocational training (Aufstiegsweiterbildung), for example, as a welding specialist or an industrial master in metalworking, or through a bachelor's degree (Studium) in a field such as mechanical engineering. Under certain conditions, it is also possible to study without a general higher education entrance qualification. For more information: Access to higher education in the individual Bundesländer (federal states).

Plan and prepare work tasks, plan work processes based on isometric drawings, welding and assembly plans, taking into account transport routes if necessary. Assemble materials and semi-finished products, such as sheets, pipe parts, pipe fittings, tools, and fixtures. Provide welding equipment and materials, introduce cobots (collaborative robots) if necessary. Weld components, work on lifting platforms or work platforms depending on size, position, or installation location, move components with lifting equipment if necessary. Prepare components, e.g., clean surfaces, fix, align according to dimensions and angles. Weld components (e.g., containers) to be leak-proof. Inspect welds (e.g., for uniformity, transitions, and cracks), rework if necessary. Check and document work, verify that completed work complies with regulations, participate in the acceptance of welding work if necessary, document performed welding work.

The following lists professions or activities that show similarities to the initial profession. These professions represent a possible alternative for applicants. Furthermore, employers can consider individuals from these professions as alternatives for filling a position in the initial profession. Some alternative professions only cover partial activities of the initial profession; others require an induction period, which can vary in length depending on the individual case. The following immediate employment and staffing alternatives are available for the profession of Autogenschweißer/Autogenschweißerin: Job and staffing alternatives for the overall activity (usually short induction period): Plant mechanic specializing in welding technology, construction mechanic, construction mechanic specializing in welding technology, metalworker specializing in construction technology, metalworker specializing in commercial vehicle construction, fusion welder.