Salary for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
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Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers use flame-cutting, hand-soldering, hand-welding or brazing equipment and techniques to join metal components, weld, fill holes or indentations, or fill seams or fabrications on metal objects. Completion of high school or its equivalency is usually necessary to be considered for this position. A welding certificate may also be necessary in some areas. An employer usually requires up to two years of formal on-site job training after being hired for this job.A Welder, Cutter, Solderer, or Brazer will normally get an average wage that can range from 24000 and 36000 depending on experience and domain knowledge. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers will usually earn a compensation of Thirty Seven Thousand Two Hundred dollars each year.
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers receive the highest compensation in Alaska, which has average job salaries of close to about $61550. Employees in this career can make the highest salaries in Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, where they can receive average compensation of $58100.
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SALARY TREND
The annual compensation for this career has gone up since 2004. Salaries have increased by an average of 15.88 percent nationwide in that time.
INDUSTRIES
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers tend to make the most in the following industries
| Utilities | $58,100 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $52,400 |
| Public Administration | $51,480 |
| Educational Services | $48,430 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | $46,560 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $43,650 |
In general, they earn less within the industries below
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | $31,240 |
| Retail Trade | $34,000 |
| Wholesale Trade | $34,670 |
| Manufacturing | $35,490 |
| Administrative, Support and Waste Management Services | $36,120 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $36,310 |
