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
Northwest Minnesota 1,58077$21.49/hr$0.49/hr$16.28/hr$18.25/hr$21.10/hr$23.68/hr$25.85/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
Manufacturing1,500$21.20/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities20$18.38/hr
Other Regional Data For Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,730 $24.44/hr 2.4%
Central Minnesota 2,070 $22.80/hr 11.9%
Northwest Minnesota 1,580 $21.10/hr 9.1%
Southeast Minnesota 1,090 $19.80/hr 9.6%
Southwest Minnesota 960 $20.02/hr 5.8%
Northeast Minnesota 710 $26.38/hr 6.3%
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EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic830$18.45/hr4.9%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic420$17.15/hr5.5%
Helpers--Production Workers410$15.55/hr-1.4%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders330$21.55/hr4.4%
Tool and Die Makers240$27.64/hr8.5%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters220$18.29/hr6.0%
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic200$14.71/hrN/A
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders90$22.71/hr4.7%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood70$19.24/hr0.0%
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Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians30$22.32/hr6.1%
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Foundry Mold and CoremakersN/AN/AN/A
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
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Cutters and Trimmers, HandN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers