Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers

You need to be skilled at handling and moving objects, controlling machines and processes, getting information, inspecting equipment, structures, or material, identifying objects, actions, and events.

Annual Wage

• Entry - $33,384
• Mean - $46,574
• Experienced - $53,170
  
  

Hourly Wage

• Entry - $16
• Mean - $22
• Experienced - $26

A high school diploma or equivalent, combined with technical and on-the-job training, is typically required for anyone to become a welder, cutter, solderer, or brazer.

Courses leading to certification are offered at many welding schools. For example, the American Welding Society offers the Certified Welder designation.

Some welding positions require general certification in welding or certification in specific skills, such as Certified Welding Inspector and Certified Robotic Arc Welding, and the Institute for Printed Circuits.

There are 7,070 projected job openings in Texas this year!