Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Salary by State

State Name	Employment	Annual Salary	Hourly Salary
Alabama	10,200	$44,610	$21.45
Alaska	560	$70,490	$33.89
Arizona	5,810	$48,520	$23.33
Arkansas	5,260	$40,510	$19.48
California	30,080	$52,460	$25.22
Colorado	4,740	$49,880	$23.98
Connecticut	2,180	$55,530	$26.70
Delaware	570	$52,120	$25.06
District of Columbia	230	$71,230	$34.25
Florida	13,960	$44,320	$21.31
Georgia	13,580	$42,900	$20.63
Hawaii	700	$66,020	$31.74
Idaho	4,050	$44,230	$21.27
Illinois	16,450	$46,160	$22.19
Indiana	14,620	$46,290	$22.25
Iowa	8,400	$44,220	$21.26
Kansas	5,660	$46,390	$22.30
Kentucky	6,910	$44,030	$21.17
Louisiana	11,360	$52,780	$25.37
Maine	1,970	$49,710	$23.90
Maryland	2,370	$54,400	$26.15
Massachusetts	3,330	$55,000	$26.44
Michigan	14,060	$43,610	$20.96
Minnesota	10,120	$49,540	$23.82
Mississippi	6,640	$46,660	$22.43
Missouri	10,240	$45,700	$21.97
Montana	1,330	$47,070	$22.63
Nebraska	4,120	$46,190	$22.21
Nevada	1,460	$52,900	$25.44
New Hampshire	1,000	$51,270	$24.65
New Jersey	3,480	$56,720	$27.27
New Mexico	2,020	$55,630	$26.75
New York	8,170	$53,880	$25.90
North Carolina	11,690	$45,820	$22.03
North Dakota	2,680	$57,550	$27.67
Ohio	17,710	$44,670	$21.48
Oklahoma	9,440	$45,860	$22.05
Oregon	4,250	$49,320	$23.71
Pennsylvania	17,320	$48,250	$23.20
Rhode Island	1,450	$57,510	$27.65
South Carolina	7,830	$43,370	$20.85
South Dakota	3,150	$42,560	$20.46
Tennessee	8,960	$44,550	$21.42
Texas	46,580	$50,560	$24.31
Utah	4,250	$48,980	$23.55
Vermont	400	$45,730	$21.99
Virginia	9,440	$51,480	$24.75
Washington	6,510	$57,550	$27.67
West Virginia	1,960	$49,590	$23.84
Wisconsin	16,570	$49,850	$23.97
Wyoming	1,760	$63,280	$30.42

Education

The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.

A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills to the design and engineering of welding and joining systems and the implementation of welding processes. Includes instruction in materials science; computer-aided design; welding design; welding processes; welding metallurgy; automation and robotics; and codes, inspections, testing, and quality assurance.

Asnuntuck Community College

Enfield, CT

Certificate

Goodwin University

East Hartford, CT

Certificate

Brigham Young University-Idaho

Rexburg, ID

Bachelor's Degree

North Central Kansas Technical College

Beloit, KS

Associate Degree

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding processes and heat treating, structural design, safety, and applicable codes and standards.