Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4122 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2020

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	200	17	$20.93/hr	$16.76/hr	$18.82/hr	$21.15/hr	$23.33/hr	$24.91/hr

Leading Industries for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	1,090	$22.62/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	70	$18.48/hr
Professional and Business Services	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	N/A	$22.73/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	10	$21.04/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	20	$26.09/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	20	$26.69/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	40	$26.21/hr	-24.6%
St Cloud MN MSA	40	$18.85/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	50	$24.66/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	60	$26.00/hr	10.5%
Northwest Minnesota	90	$22.71/hr	5.7%
Northwest Balance of State	90	$22.71/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	100	$20.41/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	120	$21.52/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	170	$19.67/hr	-2.8%
Southeast Minnesota	200	$21.15/hr	-2.4%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	650	$22.78/hr	-14.8%
Minnesota	1,180	$22.18/hr	-7.6%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2016-2026
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	10,020	$22.42/hr	6.8%
Helpers--Production Workers	7,420	$14.62/hr	14.8%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	260	$17.90/hr	-16.1%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2,010	$18.68/hr	-9.1%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	410	$21.85/hr	-5.6%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	670	$18.34/hr	4.4%
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	20	$24.66/hr	N/A
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,730	$20.65/hr	-0.4%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5,400	$20.74/hr	-4.0%
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	820	$18.20/hr	-2.8%

Task for Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend welding machines that join or bond components to fabricate metal products or assemblies.
Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, or solder fabricated metal components.
Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
Lay out, fit, or connect parts to be bonded, calculating production measurements as necessary.
Prepare metal surfaces or workpieces, using hand-operated equipment, such as grinders, cutters, or drills.
Clean, lubricate, maintain, and adjust equipment to maintain efficient operation, using air hoses, cleaning fluids, and hand tools.
Select, position, align, and bolt jigs, holding fixtures, guides, or stops onto machines, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Mark weld points and positions of components on workpieces, using rules, squares, templates, or scribes.
Transfer components, metal products, or assemblies, using moving equipment.