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Also called aluminum welder, arc welder, atomic welder and bar welder.
$53,750
Median pay a year
416,210
People do this work
6
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Operating welding equipment
Operating grinding equipment
Measuring product dimensions
Selecting production equipment
Soldering parts or workpieces
Reshaping metal workpieces
Melting metal
Reviewing blueprints and instructions
Monitoring equipment operation
Watching operating equipment
Marking equipment with labels
Determining production methods
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Welder, Cutter, Solderer, and Brazer
Summary
Welder using hand-welding and flame-cutting equipment to join metal parts, prepare surfaces, and ensure quality by examining workpieces and operating tools safely
Experience
Welder, Cutter, Solderer, and Brazer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Welded components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions
Operated safety equipment and used safe work habits
Examined workpieces for defects and measured them with straightedges or templates
Recognized, set up, and operated hand and power tools for welding
Selected and installed torches, tips, filler rods, and flux according to specifications
Prepared material surfaces to be welded, ensuring they were clean and free of debris
Aligned and clamped workpieces together using hand tools or fixtures
Skills
Hands-On Work
Operating welding equipment, Operating grinding equipment, Soldering parts or workpieces, Reshaping metal workpieces, Melting metal
Checking & Planning
Measuring product dimensions, Selecting production equipment
Core Skills
Reviewing blueprints and instructions, Monitoring equipment operation, Watching operating equipment
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Used safety equipment and worked safelyChecked workpieces for defectsWelded parts in different positionsFound faulty equipment and told supervisorsUsed hand and power tools for weldingMarked materials with job numbers
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Operated safety equipment and adhered to safe work practices to maintain a secure work environment.
Welded parts in flat, vertical, and overhead positions, ensuring strong and precise joints.
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Operated safety equipment and followed safe work practices, leading to fewer accidents on the job site
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Fewer accidents on the job siteIncreased team confidence in safetyBetter compliance with safety regulations
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Add how often you welded in different positions.
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Welded parts in flat, vertical, and overhead positions, ensuring strong and precise joints.
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Most of the projects I worked onRegularly for various assignmentsFrequently across multiple jobs
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What a Welder, Cutter, Solderer, and Brazer does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Welder, Cutter, Solderer, and Brazer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$46,790
Median
$53,750
75th percentile
$63,010
About 416,210 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$61,280
$80,840
$98,500
AL
$40,080
$48,490
$60,120
AR
$42,950
$47,970
$55,280
AZ
$48,000
$55,600
$65,660
CA
$48,480
$58,060
$70,400
CO
$47,860
$58,590
$69,540
CT
$49,240
$64,880
$81,590
DC
$50,110
$60,180
$75,580
DE
$49,830
$57,270
$61,630
FL
$46,460
$50,640
$60,600
GA
$44,150
$48,430
$58,240
HI
$63,030
$79,000
$90,830
IA
$48,250
$55,090
$60,200
ID
$46,120
$50,530
$59,350
IL
$46,500
$51,320
$61,520
IN
$45,620
$49,730
$60,710
KS
$45,210
$49,410
$59,200
KY
$46,380
$51,470
$59,900
LA
$50,680
$62,250
$77,310
MA
$53,680
$62,570
$74,050
MD
$48,150
$60,310
$77,810
ME
$51,800
$62,220
$69,130
MI
$46,520
$49,990
$59,190
MN
$50,960
$60,280
$65,410
MO
$45,930
$51,950
$61,660
MS
$41,000
$51,100
$63,440
MT
$47,590
$55,610
$63,520
NC
$45,400
$50,590
$60,870
ND
$54,660
$62,000
$72,560
NE
$47,830
$52,220
$61,810
NH
$50,620
$62,360
$74,420
NJ
$49,870
$59,440
$71,060
NM
$44,750
$59,840
$82,550
NV
$48,700
$61,520
$76,670
NY
$49,050
$59,140
$71,960
OH
$45,750
$50,340
$59,510
OK
$44,920
$49,720
$60,790
OR
$49,690
$59,450
$66,570
PA
$47,240
$52,900
$61,920
PR
$27,660
$30,220
$33,840
RI
$50,580
$50,580
$68,260
SC
$45,230
$49,980
$58,370
SD
$45,710
$49,440
$59,360
TN
$41,600
$48,040
$57,450
TX
$45,750
$53,340
$64,770
UT
$48,580
$58,380
$66,870
VA
$49,020
$59,180
$65,400
VT
$51,190
$60,890
$65,490
WA
$54,740
$63,020
$73,650
WI
$50,320
$58,410
$62,220
WV
$39,900
$48,810
$60,170
WY
$56,380
$63,820
$78,890
Other names
Other names for this job
aluminum welder, arc welder, atomic welder, bar welder, bit welder, body welder, boiler welder, butt welder, certified maintenance welder, combination welder, die welder, electric arc welder.
More names for this work
electric spot welder, electric welder, experimental welder, fabrication welder, filament welder, flash welder, frame welder, gas welder, getter welder, gun welder, heliarc welder, helium arc welder, industrial welder, lap welder, line welder, maintenance welder, metal fabrication welder, metal inert gas welder, metal welder, mig welder, oxyacetylene welder, oxyhydrogen welder, pipe welder, production line welder, production welder, retrofit welder, robotic welder, setup welder, sheet metal welder, spot welder, steel welder, stick welder, stitch welder, structural welder, tack welder, tank welder, thermite welder, tig welder, tungsten inert gas welder, underwater welder, welder, welder fabricator, welder fitter, welder operator, welder tech, welder technician, wire welder, welders cutters solderers and brazers.
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$65,380 a year
What you have not done yet. Assembling metal structures, Assembling metal and plastic parts, Cleaning workpieces or products
This page is about the occupation Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.