| 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 | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2030 | Numerical | Percent | New Jobs | Replacement Jobs | Total | Median Hourly | Median Annual | Training Levels | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,098 | 2,232 | 134 | 6.38% | 27 | 210 | 237 | $25.90 | $53,865 | 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 (3rd Quarter 2026) | |||||||||||