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.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(associates)Baton Rouge Community College, LA

$103,572

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(associates)Arkansas Northeastern College, AR

$97,406

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(masters)East Texas A&M University, TX

$96,105

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(associates)Olympic College, WA

$86,309

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Brigham Young University-Idaho, ID

$85,411

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Lamar University, TX

$84,746

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(associates)Bismarck State College, ND

$82,310

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, CA

$78,938

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Ferris State University, MI

$78,820

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(associates)Portland Community College, OR

$78,450

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Indiana State University, IN

$78,215

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(associates)Community College of Beaver County, PA

$75,949

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)University of Southern Mississippi, MS

$75,493

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Weber State University, UT

$75,281

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(associates)SOWELA Technical Community College, LA

$75,239

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Central Connecticut State University, CT

$74,889

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(associates)Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City, MO

$74,822

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, IL

$73,283

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(certificate)Grand Rapids Community College, MI

$70,622

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)University of Dayton, OH

$70,559

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(masters)Illinois State University, IL

$69,642

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Saint Cloud State University, MN

$69,616

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)University of Northern Iowa, IA

$69,122

Precision Metal Working(certificate)Ferris State University, MI

$68,852

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians(bachelors)Ball State University, IN

$68,582