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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Central Minnesota
| 1,850 | 88 | $25.27/hr | $19.51/hr | $22.08/hr | $24.75/hr | $26.55/hr | $31.53/hr |
| Natural Resources and Mining | 150 | $33.34/hr |
| Construction | 370 | $31.07/hr |
| Manufacturing | 8,270 | $24.61/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 560 | $24.60/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 390 | $24.16/hr |
| Education and Health Services | N/A | N/A |
| Leisure and Hospitality | N/A | N/A |
| Other Services | 330 | $24.14/hr |
| Public Administration | 30 | $31.64/hr |
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Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
| 160 | $24.41/hr | N/A |
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Northeast Balance of State
| 240 | $24.71/hr | N/A |
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Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA
| 270 | $22.97/hr | N/A |
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La Crosse WI-MN MSA
| 420 | $24.04/hr | N/A |
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Duluth MN-WI MSA
| 440 | $29.16/hr | N/A |
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Rochester MN MSA
| 500 | $24.46/hr | N/A |
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Northeast Minnesota
| 550 | $29.16/hr | 3.0% |
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St Cloud MN MSA
| 600 | $25.05/hr | N/A |
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Fargo ND-MN MSA
| 690 | $24.47/hr | N/A |
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Southeast Balance of State
| 780 | $24.21/hr | N/A |
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Southwest Balance of State
| 1,050 | $24.23/hr | N/A |
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Southwest Minnesota
| 1,080 | $24.15/hr | 9.7% |
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Northwest Balance of State
| 1,080 | $24.15/hr | N/A |
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Southeast Minnesota
| 1,110 | $24.22/hr | 8.0% |
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Northwest Minnesota
| 1,160 | $24.16/hr | 9.4% |
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Central Minnesota
| 1,850 | $24.75/hr | 8.7% |
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Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 4,210 | $25.02/hr | 8.2% |
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Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA
| 5,250 | $24.98/hr | N/A |
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Minnesota
| 10,120 | $24.65/hr | 7.7% |
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Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 640 | $24.39/hr | -1.6% |
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Helpers--Production Workers
| 4,430 | $15.29/hr | -3.7% |
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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 4,170 | $19.54/hr | -2.3% |
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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
| 380 | $19.35/hr | 6.6% |
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Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 1,950 | $24.34/hr | -8.6% |
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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 1,790 | $19.54/hr | -3.8% |
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Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
| 140 | $19.49/hr | -11.4% |
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Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
| 470 | $23.09/hr | 35.6% |
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Foundry Mold and Coremakers
| 490 | $22.08/hr | -3.1% |
- 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.