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
EDR 7E- East Central 31044$21.02/hr$0.61/hr$15.81/hr$17.41/hr$20.23/hr$24.51/hr$28.71/hr
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
Manufacturing300$20.26/hr
Other Regional Data For Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 3,730 $24.44/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 1,250 $24.17/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 1,090 $19.80/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 750 $20.13/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 710 $26.38/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 560 $22.02/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 510 $21.26/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 510 $18.99/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 310 $20.23/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 230 $20.44/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 210 $21.53/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 130 $20.97/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 40 $35.56/hr N/A
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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic160$16.51/hrN/A
Helpers--Production Workers100$13.03/hrN/A
Tool and Die Makers40$24.38/hrN/A
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic20$14.87/hrN/A
Cutters and Trimmers, HandN/AN/AN/A
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersN/AN/AN/A
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersN/AN/AN/A
Pourers and Casters, MetalN/AN/AN/A
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and TendersN/AN/AN/A
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersN/AN/AN/A
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersN/AN/AN/A
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Foundry Mold and CoremakersN/AN/AN/A
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersN/AN/AN/A
Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansN/AN/AN/A
Grinding and Polishing Workers, HandN/AN/AN/A
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers