| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | |||||||||||
| Summary Occupational Forecast Data for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | |||||||||||
| Employment | Employment Change | Average Annual Job Openings | Wage & Training Levels | ||||||||
| 2020 | 2025 | Numerical | Percent | New Jobs | Replacement Jobs | Total | Median Hourly | Median Annual | Training Levels | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,168 | 2,285 | 117 | 5.40% | 23 | 258 | 281 | $25.38 | $52,788 | High school diploma or equivalent | ||
| Description: | 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. | ||||||||||
| Forecast Data Source: EMSI (4th Quarter 2025) | |||||||||||