How to become a Welding Equipment Assembler and Tester

Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 焊接设备装配调试工

Also called: Welding Machine Assembler, Special Purpose Welding Machine Assembler

Assembles the parts and major assemblies of welding equipment with instruments, tools and tooling, and tests it.

Main tasks

• Fitting parts to welding machines and special purpose welding machines with tools and tooling
• Completing final assembly of welding machines and special purpose welding machines
• Assembling the fixtures used on special purpose welding machines
• Assembling positioners and travel units on special purpose welding machines
• Assembling the electrical controls of welding machines and special purpose welding machines
• Testing and adjusting finished products with instruments to check mechanical, electrical and welding performance meet the standard
• Maintaining tooling

Ways in

• Vocational majors: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment Technology (460201). Vocational major 460201 Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment Technology (智能制造装备技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: CNC Equipment Maintenance and Repair; Industrial Robot Operation and Maintenance; Intelligent Manufacturing Cell Integration.; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Non-traditional Machining Technology (460114). Vocational major 460114 Non-traditional Machining Technology (特种加工技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Additive Manufacturing Equipment Operation and Maintenance; Laser Processing Technology Applications; Precision CNC Machining.; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Mechanical Manufacturing Technology (660101). Vocational major 660101 Mechanical Manufacturing Technology (机械制造技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Mechanical Engineering Drawing; Mechanical Product 3D Model Design.; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Welding Technology Applications (660105). Vocational major 660105 Welding Technology Applications (焊接技术应用), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Welder; Special Welding Technology; Rail Transit Equipment Welding; Rail Transit Equipment Nondestructive Testing.

Pay · AI and this job

• Median pay in China: CN¥72,400 a year (2025).
• Middle half: CN¥55,000 to CN¥98,000. One in ten earn less than CN¥43,600 and one in ten more than CN¥126,900.
• This is the figure for the mid group General Equipment Manufacturing Workers, not for this job alone.
• National figure: wage prices of enterprise employees from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) enterprise pay survey. The public sector and the self-employed are not covered.
• Guangzhou only: median CN¥81,569 a year (2025), middle half CN¥61,660 to CN¥95,960.
• This is the figure for the minor group Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing Workers, not for this job alone.
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Who does this work

• The census group General Equipment Manufacturing Workers holds 0.26% of everyone employed in China; 23.5% of its workers are women (2020 Census).
• 37.1% are under 35, 53.7% are 35 to 54 and 9.2% are 55 or older. The middle age band is 35 to 39.
• Census figures for the whole mid group (2020 long-form sample), not for this job alone.

Related jobs

• Machine Tool Assembler and Repairer
• Welding Consumables Production Operator

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Welding Equipment Assembler and Tester?

Ways in include: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment Technology (460201); Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Non-traditional Machining Technology (460114).

How much does a Welding Equipment Assembler and Tester earn in China?

Across China, the median pay of enterprise employees is CN¥72,400 a year (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), 2025). The public sector and the self-employed are not covered. It is the figure for the mid group General Equipment Manufacturing Workers. In Guangzhou alone it is CN¥81,569 a year (2025).

Will AI change the work of a Welding Equipment Assembler and Tester?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS): 2025 enterprise pay survey information: wage prices of enterprise employees by occupation mid group, and digital occupations (P10 to P90 annual CNY) (2025 (published 2026-07-08)), retrieved 5 October 2026
• Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Guangzhou 2025 labour market wage prices (P10 to P90 annual CNY by occupation) (2025 (enterprise pay survey)), retrieved 4 October 2026
• National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Population Census Yearbook 2020, long-form tables 4-6 and 4-7 (employed by occupation mid group, sex, age) (2020 Census long form (10% sample)), retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Sources: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition, public consultation draft), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2025 enterprise pay survey information; Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2025 labour market wage prices; National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn), 2020 Population Census yearbook; Ministry of Education, vocational education major profiles (2022 revision) and undergraduate major catalogue (2025); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, national vocational qualifications catalogue (2021); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Figures processed by Peernovo. English text, translations and the matching of occupations to ISCO-08, majors, degree fields and qualifications by Peernovo.

Descriptions and tasks are Peernovo's own words, written from the facts in the Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition). Job titles and work types are the classification's own.

Updated 5 October 2026