DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 10,020451$22.95/hr$0.23/hr$16.42/hr$18.81/hr$22.42/hr$26.60/hr$30.55/hr
U S 410,7503,697$22.05/hr$0.07/hr$14.38/hr$17.05/hr$20.73/hr$25.54/hr$31.35/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing8,000$22.06/hr
Construction490$26.54/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities440$23.44/hr
Professional and Business Services440$22.07/hr
Natural Resources and Mining340$31.20/hr
Other Services260$20.66/hr
Public Administration30$28.38/hr
Other Regional Data For Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 10,020 $22.42/hr 1.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 4,700 $24.04/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,730 $24.44/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 2,070 $22.80/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 1,580 $21.10/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 1,410 $21.03/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota 1,090 $19.80/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 960 $20.02/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 910 $21.26/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 800 $23.59/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 710 $26.38/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 640 $20.03/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 610 $19.14/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 570 $27.76/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 550 $22.52/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 440 $22.39/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 360 $19.04/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 310 $22.16/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 130 $22.66/hr N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Helpers--Production Workers7,420$14.62/hr-0.9%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic5,400$20.74/hr-0.5%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4,070$17.94/hr0.0%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters3,040$20.49/hr1.1%
Tool and Die Makers1,840$27.62/hr0.3%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians1,830$33.67/hr3.7%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1,730$20.65/hr0.6%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1,180$22.18/hr0.2%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1,010$17.84/hr-0.1%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic790$17.50/hr2.2%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood670$18.34/hr1.2%
Foundry Mold and Coremakers450$20.10/hr-3.4%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic340$18.53/hr0.0%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic320$16.67/hr-3.9%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand260$17.90/hr-0.7%
Pourers and Casters, Metal260$17.76/hrN/A
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters190$18.04/hr3.8%
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand140$14.90/hr-2.4%
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers100$20.25/hr1.1%
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders30$15.33/hrN/A
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons20$24.66/hrN/A
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems AssemblersN/AN/A-1.1%
Tasks for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers