Occupational Employment Statistics
51-4121 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.
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Minnesota
| 9,670 | 551 | $27.92/hr | $21.48/hr | $23.94/hr | $27.54/hr | $30.32/hr | $34.94/hr |
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U S
| 421,730 | 3,374 | $26.18/hr | $18.32/hr | $21.27/hr | $24.34/hr | $29.79/hr | $36.29/hr |
| Natural Resources and Mining | 20 | $32.54/hr |
| Construction | 550 | $34.14/hr |
| Manufacturing | 7,800 | $27.16/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 610 | $26.31/hr |
| Financial Activities | N/A | N/A |
| Professional and Business Services | 310 | $25.93/hr |
| Education and Health Services | N/A | N/A |
| Leisure and Hospitality | N/A | N/A |
| Other Services | 290 | $23.20/hr |
| Public Administration | 40 | $37.20/hr |
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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 400 | $28.07/hr | -4.6% |
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Helpers--Production Workers
| 3,150 | $19.57/hr | -6.3% |
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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 5,130 | $23.60/hr | -3.5% |
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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
| 750 | $23.76/hr | 3.2% |
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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 2,280 | $24.85/hr | -5.6% |
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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 1,780 | $20.41/hr | -4.0% |
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Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
| 100 | $24.04/hr | -16.7% |
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Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
| 480 | $22.13/hr | 5.7% |
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Foundry Mold and Coremakers
| 190 | $23.73/hr | -19.0% |
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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 1,480 | $26.61/hr | 1.9% |
- Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
- Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
- Grind, cut, buff, or bend edges of workpieces to be joined to ensure snug fit, using power grinders and hand tools.
- Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.
- Align and clamp workpieces together, using rules, squares, or hand tools, or position items in fixtures, jigs, or vises.
- Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.
- Mark or tag material with proper job number, piece marks, and other identifying marks as required.
- Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
- Determine required equipment and welding methods, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
- Melt and apply solder along adjoining edges of workpieces to solder joints, using soldering irons, gas torches, or electric-ultrasonic equipment.